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Enteromius trimaculatus (Peters, 1852)

Threespot barb
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Botswana country information

Common names: [No common name]
Occurrence: native
Salinity: freshwater
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Uses: no uses
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Country Information: https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/bc.html
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Occurrences: Occurrences Point map
Main Ref: Lévêque, C. and J. Daget, 1984
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Common names from other countries

Thanzwane, Parmička comatinská, Kultajuovabarbi, ... more

Classificação / Names Nomes comuns | Sinônimos | Catalog of Fishes(Gênero, Espécies) | ITIS | CoL | WoRMS | Cloffa

> Cypriniformes (Carps) > Cyprinidae (Minnows or carps) > Smiliogastrinae
Etymology: Enteromius: Greek, enteron = intestine + Greek, myo, mys = muscle (Ref. 45335).
  More on author: Peters.

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

; Água doce bentopelágico; potamódromo (Ref. 7248).   Tropical; 24°C - 26°C (Ref. 12468); 9°S - 30°S

Distribuição Países | Áreas da FAO | Ecossistemas | Ocorrências | Point map | Introduções | Faunafri

Africa: Zambezi River system, Lake Ngami and Cubango rivers; Lake Malawi and the Ruo River; Lake Bangweulu and associated rivers; Luapula and upper Lualaba rivers; Orange, Limpopo, Comati and Vaal Rivers systems; Kunene and Cubango Rivers (Ref. 2801). East coast from Ruvuma, Tanzania to Umvoti, KwaZulu-Natal, also Orange, Cunene and Zambian Congo systems (Ref. 7248, 52193). Replaced in Okavango, upper Zambezi and Kafue by Enteromius poechii (Ref. 52193).

Comprimento de primeira maturação / Tamanho / Peso / Idade

Maturity: Lm 7.5, range 8 - 7.5 cm
Max length : 15.0 cm SL macho/indeterminado; (Ref. 52193)

Descrição suscinta Chaves de identificação | Morfologia | Morfometria

Espinhos dorsais (total) : 3; Raios dorsais (total) : 8; Espinhos anais: 0; Raios anais : 8.

Biologia     Glossário (p.ex. epibenthic)

Found in a wide variety of habitats, especially where there is vegetation (Ref. 52193), in shallow water near river outlets or close to swampy areas (Ref. 5595). It feeds on insects and other small organisms (Ref. 52193). Used as bait for the tigerfish (Ref. 7248). Breeds in summer, shoals of ripe adults moving upstream in spate after rain; females produce as many as 8,000 eggs (Ref. 7248, 52193).

Ciclo de vida ou comportamento de acasalamento Maturities | Reprodução | Spawnings | Egg(s) | Fecundities | Larvas

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Lévêque, C. and J. Daget, 1984. Cyprinidae. p. 217-342. In J. Daget, J.-P. Gosse and D.F.E. Thys van den Audenaerde (eds.) Check-list of the freshwater fishes of Africa (CLOFFA). ORSTOM, Paris and MRAC, Tervuren. Vol. 1. (Ref. 2801)

Status na Lista Vermelha da UICN (Ref. 130435)

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