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Barbus anoplus in Namibia
Chubbyhead barb

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Barbus anoplus   Weber, 1897
Family:	Cyprinidae (Minnows or carps)			picture (Baano_u0.jpg) by South African Institute for Aquatic Biodiversity
Order:	Cypriniformes  (carps)
Class:	Actinopterygii (ray-finned fishes)
FishBase name:	Chubbyhead barb
Max. size:	10.0 cm SL (male/unsexed; Ref. 7248); 12 cm SL (female); max. reported age: 2 years
Environment:	benthopelagic
Climate:	subtropical; 5 - 22°C; 23°S - 33°S
Global Importance:	fisheries: subsistence fisheries; aquarium: commercial
Resilience:	High, minimum population doubling time less than 15 months (tm=1; tmax=2)
Distribution:	Africa: Widely distributed from Limpopo to upland Natal, Transkei and the middle and upper Orange basin, including the Karoo. Absent from the lower Orange. Present in the coastal rivers of the Cape (Olifants, Gourits, Gamtoos, Sundays and Great Fish) but absent from Cape Fold Mt. streams.
Biology:	Favors cooler waters. Occurs in small groups and shoals, in various habitats from small streams to large rivers and lakes. Frequently associates with cover or shelter such as fallen logs, brushwood or marginal vegetation. Feeds on insects, zooplankton, seeds, green algae and diatoms. Oviparous (Ref. 205). Breeds during summer when rivers are swollen after rain and lays adhesive eggs amongst vegetation. Is preyed upon by larger fishes and birds (Ref. 7248 & 5214)
Threatened:	, (Ref. 36508)
Dangerous:	harmless
Coordinator:
Main Ref:	Skelton, P.H.. 1993. (Ref. 7248)
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Namibia country information
Common names:	Chubbyhead barb		Ref:  Okeyo, D.O., 2003
Status:	introduced		Ref:  Coppola, S.R., W. Fischer, L. Garibaldi, N. Scialabba and K.E. Carpenter, 1994
Salinity:	freshwater
Regulations:	no regulations		Ref:
Uses:	no uses
Comments:	Known from Interior (Ref. 33857). An introduced ornamental fish also for forage (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:	FAO, 1997
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	Checked:  Casal, Christine Marie V.	Modified:  Casal, Christine Marie V.	Entered:  Casal, Christine Marie V.

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