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Barbus afrovernayi in Zimbabwe
Spottail barb

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Barbus afrovernayi   Nichols & Boulton, 1927
Family:	Cyprinidae (Minnows or carps)			picture (Baafr_u0.gif) by Mertens, P.
Order:	Cypriniformes  (carps)
Class:	Actinopterygii (ray-finned fishes)
FishBase name:	Spottail barb
Max. size:	5.7 cm TL (male/unsexed; Ref. 2801)
Environment:	benthopelagic
Climate:	tropical; 10°S - 21°S
Global Importance:	aquarium: commercial
Resilience:	High, minimum population doubling time less than 15 months (Preliminary K or Fecundity.)
Distribution:	Africa: Upper Zambezi, Cunene and Kafue Rivers. Okavango, Lualaba, Upemba and Luapula-Moero. Also known from the Congo system (Ref. 7248).
Diagnosis:	Dorsal spines (total): 3-3; Dorsal soft rays (total): 7-8; Anal spines: 3-3; Anal soft rays: 5-6
Biology:	Occurs in quiet, well-vegetated waters where it feeds from the surface or on small invertebrates living on plant surfaces (Ref. 7248). Requires well oxygenated waters and usually not found in small or headwater streams (Ref. 13337)
Threatened:	, (Ref. 36508)
Dangerous:	harmless
Coordinator:
Main Ref:	Lévêque, C. and J. Daget. 1984. (Ref. 2801)
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Zimbabwe country information
Common names:	Spottail barb		Ref:  Bell-Cross, G. and J.L. Minshull, 1988
Status:	native		Ref:
Salinity:	freshwater
Abundance:	abundant (always seen in some numbers)		Ref:  Bell-Cross, G. and J.L. Minshull, 1988
Regulations:	no regulations		Ref:
Uses:	no uses
Comments:	Known only from the Upper Zambezi system but a potential invader of Lake Kariba. Abundant in suitable habitats.
Country Information:	www.cia.gov/cia/publications/factbook/geos/zi.html
National  Fisheries  Authority:	www.zamnet.zm/zamnet/alcom/broch.htm
Occurrences:	Occurrences    Point map
Main Ref:	Bell-Cross, G. and J.L. Minshull, 1988
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	Entered:  Torres, Armi G.

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