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Barbus paludinosus in Namibia
Straightfin barb

Barbus paludinosus Peters, 1852
Family:	Cyprinidae (Minnows or carps)	picture (Bapal_u1.jpg) by Seegers, L.
Order:	Cypriniformes (carps)
Class:	Actinopterygii (ray-finned fishes)
FishBase name:	Straightfin barb
Max. size:	15.0 cm SL (male/unsexed; Ref. 7248)
Environment:	benthopelagic; pH range: 6.80000019073486 - 7.80000019073486; dH range: 5 - 25
Climate:	tropical; 19 - 28°C; 10°S - 32°S
Global Importance:	fisheries: commercial
Resilience:	High, minimum population doubling time less than 15 months (K=1.40; tm=1; Fec=255; assuming multiple spawning per year)
Distribution:	Africa: ranges from Ethiopia in the north, through East and Central Africa, extending westwards into Angola and reaching the southern-most limits of its distribution in Natal.
Diagnosis:	Dorsal soft rays (total): 8-8; Anal soft rays: 6-7. Last unbranched ray of dorsal fin thorny, long and with posterior denticulation; barbels not well developed, anterior barbel very short, just reaching the posterior side of the maxilla, posterior barbel just reaching the middle of the eye (Ref. 27628). Dorsal side brown-silver colored, ventral side silver, with a darker band on the flanks; fins not colored (Ref. 27628).
Biology:	Hardy, prefers quiet, well-vegetated waters in lakes, swamps, and marshes or marginal areas of larger rivers and slow-flowing streams. Feeds on a wide variety of small organisms including insects, small snails and crustaceans, algae, diatoms, and detritus. Is preyed upon by the sharptooth catfish, tigerfish, largemouth breams (Serranochromis species) and birds. Spawns amongst vegetation during summer (Ref. 7248)
Threatened:	, (Ref. 36508)
Dangerous:	harmless
Coordinator:
Main Ref:	Skelton, P.H.. 1993. (Ref. 7248)
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Namibia country information
Common names:	Lynvin-ghieliemientjie, Straightfin barb	Ref: van der Waal, B.C.W. and P.H. Skelton, 1984
Status:	native	Ref: van der Waal, B.C.W. and P.H. Skelton, 1984
Salinity:	freshwater
Regulations:	no regulations	Ref:
Uses:	no uses
Comments:	Known from Okavango, Upper Zambezi, Kwando, Chobe, Lower Orange, Interior, Kunene, Cuvelai. Also in Caprivi, South West Africa/Namibia (Ref. 37065). Has a much wider distribution throughout Namibia Interior distribution also includes the occurrence in the ephemeral rivers. Distribution in the ephemeral rivers in Namibia is sporadic and depends on very good rains (Ref. 52863).
Country Information:	www.cia.gov/cia/publications/factbook/geos/wa.html
National Fisheries Authority:	www.benefit.org.na/
Occurrences:	Occurrences Point map
Main Ref:	Hay, C.J., B.J. van Zyl, F.H. van der Bank, J.T. Ferreira and G.J. Steyn, 1999
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