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Barbus brevipinnis in Zimbabwe
Shortfin barb

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Barbus brevipinnis   Jubb, 1966
Family:	Cyprinidae (Minnows or carps)			picture () by ( not available )
Order:	Cypriniformes  (carps)
Class:	Actinopterygii (ray-finned fishes)
FishBase name:	Shortfin barb
Max. size:	4.5 cm SL (male/unsexed; Ref. 7248)
Environment:	benthopelagic
Climate:	tropical; 23°S - 25°S
Global Importance:	fisheries: of no interest; aquarium: commercial
Resilience:	High, minimum population doubling time less than 15 months (Preliminary K or Fecundity.)
Distribution:	Africa: Sabi-Incomati and Steelpoort-Limpopo systems.
Biology:	Found in headwater streams with vegetation. Feeds on small invertebrates. Breeds in spring and summer (Ref. 7248)
Threatened:	, (Ref. 36508)
Dangerous:	harmless
Coordinator:
Main Ref:	Skelton, P.H.. 1993. (Ref. 7248)
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Zimbabwe country information
Common names:	Shortfin barb		Ref:  International Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources (IUCN), 1994
Status:	native		Ref:
Salinity:	freshwater
Uses:	no uses
Comments:	Museum: AM PF 1072 (Holotype, Sabie River, Incomati River system); AM PF 1073-1092 (Paratypes).
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:	Lévêque, C. and J. Daget, 1984
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	Entered:  Palomares, Maria Lourdes D.

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