Namaquab barb

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

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

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

References

  1. Swartz, E. & Impson, D. (2007). "Barbus hospes". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2007. Retrieved 30 March 2013.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
  2. Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2013). "Pseudobarbus hospes" in FishBase. March 2013 version.


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