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Barbus ablabes in Togo

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Barbus ablabes   (Bleeker, 1863)
Family:	Cyprinidae (Minnows or carps)			picture (Baabl_u1.jpg) by Mody, K.
Order:	Cypriniformes  (carps)
Class:	Actinopterygii (ray-finned fishes)
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Max. size:	9.6 cm SL (male/unsexed; Ref. 2940)
Environment:	benthopelagic; potamodromous; pH range: 6.69999980926514; dH range: 8
Climate:	tropical; 23 - 25°C
Global Importance:	aquarium: commercial
Resilience:	Medium, minimum population doubling time 1.4 - 4.4 years (Fec=500)
Distribution:	Africa: Guinea to Nigeria (Ref. 2801). Also collected from the upper Koto River drainage (Ubangi tributary, middle Congo River basin) in Central African Republic (Ref. 41414).
Diagnosis:	Dorsal soft rays (total): 11-11; Anal soft rays: 8-8. Convex dorsal profile. Lines of cephalic pores very visible. Moderately developed barbels, anterior may reach anterior eye border, posterior reaching middle of eye. Horizontal lateral line. Dorsal and Anal with 3 simple rays. External border of dorsal fin concave.
Biology:	Maximum TL was recorded at 11 cm. Polymorphic. Occurs mostly in forest rivers (Ref. 2801)
Threatened:	Not Evaluated, see IUCN Red List  , (Ref. 36508)
Dangerous:	harmless
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Main Ref:	Teugels, G.G., C. Lévêque, D. Paugy and K. Traoré. 1988. (Ref. 272)
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Togo country information
Common names:	[ No common name ]		Ref:
Status:	native		Ref:  Paugy, D., K. Traoré and P.S. Diouf, 1994
Salinity:	freshwater
Uses:	no uses
Comments:	Known from Lake Togo and Mono River (Ref. 13331).
Country Information:	www.cia.gov/cia/publications/factbook/geos/to.html
Occurrences:	Occurrences    Point map
Main Ref:	Lévêque, C., 1990
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	Modified:  Torres, Armi G.	Entered:  Palomares, Maria Lourdes D.

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