Namaquab barb

Namaquab barb
Scientific classification
Kingdom:Animalia
Phylum:Chordata
Class:Actinopterygii
Order:Cypriniformes
Family:Cyprinidae
Subfamily:Barbinae
Genus:Pseudobarbus
Species: P. hospes
Binomial name
Pseudobarbus hospes
Barnard, 1938
Synonyms

Barbus hospes

The Namaquab barb (Pseudobarbus hospes) is a species of cyprinid fish.[2]

It is found in Namibia and South Africa. River regulation in the Orange River system may have benefited this species.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 Swartz, E. & Impson, D. (2007). "Barbus hospes". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2012.2. International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved 30 March 2013.
  2. Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2013). "Pseudobarbus hospes" in FishBase. March 2013 version.


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