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Barbus pellegrini in Rwanda
Pellegrin's barb

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Barbus pellegrini   Poll, 1939
Family:	Cyprinidae (Minnows or carps)			picture (Bapel_u0.jpg) by de Vos, L.
Order:	Cypriniformes  (carps)
Class:	Actinopterygii (ray-finned fishes)
FishBase name:	Pellegrin's barb
Max. size:	11.7 cm SL (male/unsexed; Ref. 27292)
Environment:	benthopelagic
Climate:	tropical
Global Importance:
Resilience:	High, minimum population doubling time less than 15 months (Preliminary K or Fecundity.)
Distribution:	Africa: drainage basins of Lakes Kivu, Edward and Tanganyika, both in tributaries and in lakes.
Diagnosis:	Dorsal soft rays (total): 7-8; Anal soft rays: 5-6. Last unbranched ray of dorsal fin thorny with posterior serration; anterior barbels well developed, mostly reaching over anterior side of operculum (Ref. 27628). Dorsal side of body brown-green colored, ventral side silver; unpaired fins are brown-yellow, paired fins uncolored; sometimes a darker lateral line can be seen on adults, replaced by spots in young (Ref. 27628).
Biology:	Maximum TL was recorded at 11.5 cm (Ref. 2801)
Threatened:	Not Evaluated, see IUCN Red List  , (Ref. 36508)
Dangerous:	harmless
Coordinator:
Main Ref:	Lévêque, C. and J. Daget. 1984. (Ref. 2801)
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Rwanda country information
Common names:	Imisege, Agahuza, Pellegrin's barb		Ref:  De Vos, L., J. Snoeks and D.F.E. Thys van den Audenaerde, 2001
Status:	native		Ref:  De Vos, L., J. Snoeks and D.F.E. Thys van den Audenaerde, 2001
Salinity:	freshwater
Uses:	no uses
Comments:	Known from almost all affluents of Lake Kivu and the Ruzizi (Ref. 27628). Also Refs. 2801, 46152.
Country Information:	www.cia.gov/cia/publications/factbook/geos/rw.html
Occurrences:	Occurrences    Point map
Main Ref:	De Vos, L. and D.F.E. Thys van den Audenaerde, 1990
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	Modified:  Pablico, Grace Tolentino	Entered:  Sa-a, Pascualita

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