Maluti redfin

Maluti redfin
Scientific classification
Kingdom:Animalia
Phylum:Chordata
Class:Actinopterygii
Order:Cypriniformes
Family:Cyprinidae
Subfamily:Barbinae
Genus:Pseudobarbus
Species: P. quathlambae
Binomial name
Pseudobarbus quathlambae
(Barnard, 1938)
Synonyms
  • Labeo quathlambae Barnard, 1938
  • Oreodaimon quathlambae (Barnard, 1938)

The Maluti redfin (Pseudobarbus quathlambae) is a ray-finned fish species in the family Cyprinidae.[2] It is colloquially called Maluti minnow, but it is not a true minnow.

It is endemic to Lesotho, and threatened by habitat destruction and the impact of invasive species.

References

  1. Swartz, E. (2007). "Pseudobarbus quathlambae". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species: 2007: e.T18475A8326461. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2007.RLTS.T18475A8326461.en.
  2. Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2014). "Pseudobarbus quathlambae" in FishBase. April 2014 version.


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