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Barbus claudinae in Rwanda

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Barbus claudinae   De Vos & Thys van den Audenaerde, 1990
Family:	Cyprinidae (Minnows or carps)			picture () by ( not available )
Order:	Cypriniformes  (carps)
Class:	Actinopterygii (ray-finned fishes)
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Max. size:	30.0 cm TL (male/unsexed; Ref. 27626)
Environment:	benthopelagic
Climate:	tropical
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Resilience:	Medium, minimum population doubling time 1.4 - 4.4 years (Preliminary K or Fecundity.)
Distribution:	Africa: Nyabarongo River basin and the upper Akagera (upstream of Rusumo falls).
Diagnosis:	Dorsal spines (total): 4-4; Dorsal soft rays (total): 8-9; Anal spines: 2-3; Anal soft rays: 5-6. Body cylindrical and elongated, last dorsal ray simple and strongly ossified, not denticulated, spiny and well-developed; snout pointed with well-developed lips often provided with a median lobe. The anterior barbel is longer than the posterior barbel, reaching the anterior side of the eye. The posterior barbel reaches at least until the middle of the eye but never reaches the posterior side of the eye in the specimens examined (Ref. 27626).
Biology:	Occurs in torrential waters of rivers and lakes (Ref. 27626)
Threatened:	Endangered, see IUCN Red List  (B1ab(ii,iii)+2ab(ii,iii)) , (Ref. 36508)
Dangerous:	harmless
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Main Ref:	De Vos, L. and D.F.E. Thys van den Audenaerde. 1990. (Ref. 27626)
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Rwanda country information
Common names:	Ifurwe, Claudine's barb, Mbiriki, Umujera		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
Regulations:	no regulations		Ref:
Uses:	no uses
Comments:	Type locality: Satinsyi, near Ngororero, Rwanda, Africa, 1°51'S, 29°38'E (Ref. 26282). Known from Akagera (Ref. 27626). Also Ref. 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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