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Enteromius barnardi (Jubb, 1965)

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Teleostei (teleosts) > Cypriniformes (Carps) > Cyprinidae (Minnows or carps) > Smiliogastrinae
Etymology: Enteromius: Greek, enteron = intestine + Greek, myo, mys = muscle (Ref. 45335).
Eponymy: Dr Keppel Harcourt Barnard (1887–1964) was a UK-born South African invertebrate zoologist particularly interested in marine crustaceans. [...] (Ref. 128868), visit book page.

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

Freshwater; benthopelagic. Tropical; 10°S - 20°S

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Africa: Okavango (Ref. 52193, 120641), Kafue River (Ref. 2801) and (upper) Zambezi in Angola (Ref. 11970, 120641). Also known from the Cunene (Ref. 7248, 52193, 120641) and Zambian Congo systems (Ref. 7248, 52193).

Size / Weight / Age

Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 7.0 cm SL male/unsexed; (Ref. 52193)

Short description Identification keys | Morphology | Morphometrics

Dorsal spines (total): 0; Dorsal soft rays (total): 10 - 11; Anal spines: 0; Anal soft rays: 8 - 9.

Biology     Glossary (e.g. epibenthic)

Found in shallow, well-vegetated streams, floodplains and marshes (Ref. 52193). It feeds on small aquatic insects and algae (Ref. 52193). Breeds in summer, laying eggs amongst vegetation (Ref. 7248, 52193). Undertakes seasonal movements which might be correlated with spawning (Ref. 13337).

Life cycle and mating behavior Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae

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Skelton, P.H., 2001. A complete guide to the freshwater fishes of southern Africa. Cape Town (South Africa): Struik Publishers, 395 p. (Ref. 52193)

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2024-1)

  Least Concern (LC) ; Date assessed: 01 May 2006

CITES

Not Evaluated

CMS (Ref. 116361)

Not Evaluated

Threat to humans

  Harmless





Human uses

Fisheries: commercial; aquarium: commercial
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