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Barbus fasciolatus in Zambia
African banded barb

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Barbus fasciolatus   Günther, 1868
Family:	Cyprinidae (Minnows or carps)			picture (Bafas_u3.jpg) by Gratwicke, B.
Order:	Cypriniformes  (carps)
Class:	Actinopterygii (ray-finned fishes)
FishBase name:	African banded barb
Max. size:	6.0 cm SL (male/unsexed; Ref. 7248)
Environment:	benthopelagic; pH range: 6 - 6; dH range: 5 - 12
Climate:	tropical; 20 - 26°C; 11°S - 21°S
Global Importance:	fisheries: minor commercial; aquarium: commercial
Resilience:	High, minimum population doubling time less than 15 months (Preliminary K or Fecundity.)
Distribution:	Africa: Upper and middle Zambezi River systems; the Cunene and Kafue Rivers, Luapula-Mweru system. Also known from the Okavango and Zambian Congo systems (Ref. 7248), and Lake Kariba (Ref. 27602).
Biology:	Prefers well-oxygenated but vegetated waters such as floodplain river channels and permanent lagoons. Shy, emerging in subdued light, most active in early morning and late afternoon (Ref. 7248). Feeds on worms, crustaceans, insects and plant matter (Ref. 7020). Migrates during rainy season (Ref. 13337)
Threatened:	Not Evaluated, see IUCN Red List  , (Ref. 36508)
Dangerous:	harmless
Coordinator:
Main Ref:	Skelton, P.H.. 1993. (Ref. 7248)
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Zambia country information
Common names:	[ No common name ]		Ref:
Status:	native		Ref:  Lévêque, C. and J. Daget, 1984
Salinity:	freshwater
Uses:	no uses
Comments:	Found in Kafue River system (Ref. 13332, 27607) and Luongo River, Zaire system (Ref. 27609). A forage species in Lake Kariba (Ref. 27602). Also Ref. 2801.
Country Information:	www.cia.gov/cia/publications/factbook/geos/za.html
Occurrences:	Occurrences    Point map
Main Ref:	Skelton, P.H., 1994
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	Modified:  Torres, Armi G.	Entered:  Sa-a, Pascualita

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		(e.g. 9948)				(e.g. cephalopods)
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