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Barbus paludinosus in Uganda
Straightfin barb

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Barbus paludinosus   Peters, 1852
Family:	Cyprinidae (Minnows or carps)			picture (Bapal_u1.jpg) by Seegers, L.
Order:	Cypriniformes  (carps)
Class:	Actinopterygii (ray-finned fishes)
FishBase name:	Straightfin barb
Max. size:	15.0 cm SL (male/unsexed; Ref. 7248)
Environment:	benthopelagic; pH range: 6.80000019073486 - 7.80000019073486; dH range: 5 - 25
Climate:	tropical; 19 - 28°C; 10°S - 32°S
Global Importance:	fisheries: commercial
Resilience:	High, minimum population doubling time less than 15 months (K=1.40; tm=1; Fec=255; assuming multiple spawning per year)
Distribution:	Africa: ranges from Ethiopia in the north, through East and Central Africa, extending westwards into Angola and reaching the southern-most limits of its distribution in Natal.
Diagnosis:	Dorsal soft rays (total): 8-8; Anal soft rays: 6-7. Last unbranched ray of dorsal fin thorny, long and with posterior denticulation; barbels not well developed, anterior barbel very short, just reaching the posterior side of the maxilla, posterior barbel just reaching the middle of the eye (Ref. 27628). Dorsal side brown-silver colored, ventral side silver, with a darker band on the flanks; fins not colored (Ref. 27628).
Biology:	Hardy, prefers quiet, well-vegetated waters in lakes, swamps, and marshes or marginal areas of larger rivers and slow-flowing streams. Feeds on a wide variety of small organisms including insects, small snails and crustaceans, algae, diatoms, and detritus. Is preyed upon by the sharptooth catfish, tigerfish, largemouth breams (Serranochromis species) and birds. Spawns amongst vegetation during summer (Ref. 7248)
Threatened:	, (Ref. 36508)
Dangerous:	harmless
Coordinator:
Main Ref:	Skelton, P.H.. 1993. (Ref. 7248)
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Uganda country information
Common names:	Enzuguri, Enzunguli		Ref:
Status:	native		Ref:
Salinity:	freshwater
Regulations:	no regulations		Ref:
Uses:	no uses
Comments:	Occurs in lakes Victoria and Kyoga and its tributaries(Ref. 27628).
Country Information:	www.cia.gov/cia/publications/factbook/geos/ug.html
National  Fisheries  Authority:	isp.msu.edu/AfricanStudies/Plea/firi.htm
Occurrences:	Occurrences    Point map
Main Ref:	De Vos, L. and D.F.E. Thys van den Audenaerde, 1990
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