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Barbus tangandensis in Zimbabwe
Redsport barb

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Barbus tangandensis   Jubb, 1954
Family:	Cyprinidae (Minnows or carps)			picture () by ( not available )
Order:	Cypriniformes  (carps)
Class:	Actinopterygii (ray-finned fishes)
FishBase name:	Redsport barb
Max. size:	7.6 cm SL (male/unsexed; Ref. 2801)
Environment:	benthopelagic
Climate:	tropical
Global Importance:
Resilience:	High, minimum population doubling time less than 15 months (Preliminary K or Fecundity.)
Distribution:	Africa: widely distributed in Zimbabwe (Rhodesia), mainly in strongly flowing waters. Reported from Zambian Congo system (Ref. 13337) and Kafue River system (Ref. 27607).
Biology:
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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Zimbabwe country information
Common names:	Redsport barb		Ref:  Bell-Cross, G. and J.L. Minshull, 1988
Status:	native		Ref:  Lévêque, C. and J. Daget, 1984
Salinity:	freshwater
Abundance:	occasional (usually not seen)		Ref:  Bell-Cross, G. and J.L. Minshull, 1988
Uses:	no uses
Comments:	Known from the Upper and Lower Zambezi, Pungwe headwaters in the Eastern Highland and Upper Save/Runde systems. Also Ref. 2801.
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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	Modified:  Torres, Armi G.	Entered:  Sa-a, Pascualita

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