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Barbus macrops in Togo
Blackstripe barb

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Barbus macrops   Boulenger, 1911
Family:	Cyprinidae (Minnows or carps)			picture (Bamac_u5.jpg) by Mody, K.
Order:	Cypriniformes  (carps)
Class:	Actinopterygii (ray-finned fishes)
FishBase name:	Blackstripe barb
Max. size:	9.8 cm SL (male/unsexed; Ref. 2801); max. published weight: 8.0 g (Ref. 3799)
Environment:	benthopelagic; potamodromous
Climate:	tropical; 22 - 28°C
Global Importance:	fisheries: of no interest; aquarium: commercial
Resilience:	High, minimum population doubling time less than 15 months (Preliminary K or Fecundity.)
Distribution:	Africa: savannah areas in the Chad, Niger, Volta, Mono, Ouémé, Gambia, Senegal and other coastal basins.
Diagnosis:	Dorsal soft rays (total): 11-11; Anal soft rays: 8-8. Slightly convex dorsal profile. Pointed snout. Anterior barbel short not reaching the eye, posterior may reach or extend past middle of eye. Lines of cephalic pores visible on head. Lateral line complete largest to dark lateral band just below dorsal fin. Dorsal and anal with 3 simple rays. Greenish brown back, silvery sides, light belly. Black lateral band from snout. Black spot on dorsal lip. Caudal and dorsal red-orange, other fins yellow-orange.
Biology:	Affinities: B. deserti (dorsal spot not covering tip of fin)
Threatened:	Not Evaluated, see IUCN Red List  , (Ref. 36508)
Dangerous:	harmless
Coordinator:
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 the 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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		(e.g. 9948)				(e.g. cephalopods)
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