Shortfin barb
| Shortfin barb | |
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| Species: | B. brevipinnis
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| Barbus brevipinnis R. A. Jubb, 1966
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The shortfin barb (Barbus brevipinnis) is a species of cyprinid fish native to southern Africa where it occurs in the Sabie-Komati and the Steelpoort-Limpopo river systems. It inhabits well vegetated headwater streams. This species can reach a length of 4.5 centimetres (1.8 in) SL. It can also be found in the aquarium trade.[2]
See also
References
- ^ Engelbrecht, J., Bills, R. & Cambray, J. 2007. Barbus brevipinnis. In: IUCN 2013. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2013.2. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 12 April 2014.
- ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2014). "Barbus brevipinnis" in FishBase. February 2014 version.
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