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Barbus stigmatopygus in Guinea-Bissau

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Barbus stigmatopygus   Boulenger, 1903
Family:	Cyprinidae (Minnows or carps)			picture () by ( not available )
Order:	Cypriniformes  (carps)
Class:	Actinopterygii (ray-finned fishes)
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Max. size:	10.0 cm TL (male/unsexed; Ref. 2801)
Environment:	benthopelagic; potamodromous
Climate:	tropical; 23 - 26°C
Global Importance:
Resilience:	High, minimum population doubling time less than 15 months (Preliminary K or Fecundity.)
Distribution:	Africa: Nile, Niger, Volta Rivers systems and rivers of Guinea-Bissau. Also known from the Chad and Bandama Rivers (Ref. 2940).
Diagnosis:	Dorsal soft rays (total): 11-11; Anal soft rays: 8-8. Small sized species. Mouth oblique, opening about level of middle of eye. Barbels developed late in the Nile basin; big individuals may have well developed pairs. In West Africa, most specimens have no barbels. Dorsal and anal both with 3 simple rays. Yellowish black color with very fine black longitudinal stripe and 3 round spots aligned laterally. 1st spot at level of dorsal origin, 2nd, under the last dorsal ray, and 3rd on caudal peduncle. One dark spot at base of anal fin.
Biology:
Threatened:	Not Evaluated, see IUCN Red List  , (Ref. 36508)
Dangerous:	harmless
Coordinator:
Main Ref:	Lévêque, C.. 1990. (Ref. 2940)
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Guinea-Bissau country information
Common names:	[ No common name ]		Ref:
Status:	native		Ref:  Paugy, D., K. Traoré and P.S. Diouf, 1994
Salinity:	freshwater
Uses:	no uses
Comments:	################
Country Information:	www.cia.gov/cia/publications/factbook/geos/pu.html
Occurrences:	Occurrences    Point map
Main Ref:	Lévêque, C., 1990
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	Modified:  Torres, Armi G.	Entered:  Luna, Susan M.

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