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Barbus aboinensis in Nigeria

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Barbus aboinensis   Boulenger, 1911
Family:	Cyprinidae (Minnows or carps)			picture (Baabo_u0.jpg) by Bornstein, A.
Order:	Cypriniformes  (carps)
Class:	Actinopterygii (ray-finned fishes)
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Max. size:	7.0 cm SL (male/unsexed; Ref. 2940)
Environment:	benthopelagic
Climate:	tropical; 24 - 28°C
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Resilience:	High, minimum population doubling time less than 15 months (Preliminary K or Fecundity.)
Distribution:	Africa: known from the type locality, headwaters of the Aboina River, affluent of the Cross River, Southern Nigeria. Reported from Benoué River (Ref. 13331).
Diagnosis:	Dorsal soft rays (total): 11-11; Anal soft rays: 8-8. Slightly convex dorsal profile. Lines of cephalic pores visible on head. Barbels moderately developed; anterior slightly extending past anterior eye border and posterior reaching posterior 1/2 of eye. Papillose lower part of 1st branchial arc. Black lateral stripe from opercle edge to caudal peduncle terminating in black spot on caudal peduncle. Dorsal with black spot at mid- height of rays with tip not colored. Scale on back and lateral line pigmented borders, color more intense on lateral line. Dorsal and anal with 3 simple rays.
Biology:	Affinities: belongs to B. ablabes group (Ref. 2940)
Threatened:	Not Evaluated, see IUCN Red List  , (Ref. 36508)
Dangerous:	harmless
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Main Ref:	Lévêque, C.. 1990. (Ref. 2940)
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Nigeria country information
Common names:	Krokiri-ikpokpo		Ref:  Olaosebikan, B.D. and A. Raji, 1998
Status:	native		Ref:
Salinity:	freshwater
Uses:	no uses
Comments:	Known from the Cross River.
Country Information:	www.cia.gov/cia/publications/factbook/geos/ni.html
Occurrences:	Occurrences    Point map
Main Ref:	Lévêque, C. and J. Daget, 1984
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	Modified:  Torres, Armi G.	Entered:  Luna, Susan M.

	Ref.:				Glossary
		(e.g. 9948)				(e.g. cephalopods)
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