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Pseudobarbus tenuis (Barnard, 1938)

Slender redfin
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South Africa country information

Common names: Slank rooivlerkie, Slender redfin
Occurrence: endemic
Salinity: freshwater
Abundance: | Ref:
Importance: | Ref:
Aquaculture: | Ref:
Regulations: | Ref:
Uses: no uses
Comments: Occurs in mountain tributaries of the Gourits and Keurbooms systems, southern Cape. Populations are threatened by water extraction and alien predators such as bass and trout. Also Ref. 3881, 27553, 13332.
National Checklist:
Country Information: https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/sf.html
National Fisheries Authority:
Occurrences: Occurrences Point map
Main Ref: Skelton, P.H., 1993
National Database:

Common names from other countries

Classification / Names Common names | Synonyms | Catalog of Fishes(genus, species) | ITIS | CoL | WoRMS | Cloffa

Teleostei (teleosts) > Cypriniformes (Carps) > Cyprinidae (Minnows or carps) > Smiliogastrinae
Etymology: Pseudobarbus: Greek, pseudes = false + Latin, barbus = barbel (Ref. 45335).
  More on author: Barnard.

Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Ecology

Freshwater; benthopelagic.   Subtropical; 33°S - 35°S

Distribution Countries | FAO areas | Ecosystems | Occurrences |
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