Barbus barnardi
| Barbus barnardi | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Cypriniformes |
| Family: | Cyprinidae |
| Genus: | Barbus |
| Species: | B. barnardi |
| Binomial name | |
| Barbus barnardi R. A. Jubb, 1965 | |
Barbus barnardi, the blackback barb, is a species of cyprinid fish native to Africa where it is known to occur in shallow, vegetated waters of the Zambezi River system, the Cunene River system and the Zambian portion of the Congo River system. This species can reach a length of 7 centimetres (2.8 in) SL.
It is also found in the aquarium trade.[2]
References
- ↑ Marshall, B. & Tweddle, D. 2010. Barbus barnardi. In: IUCN 2013. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2013.2. <www.iucnredlist.org Archived June 27, 2014, at the Wayback Machine.>. Downloaded on 12 April 2014.
- ↑ Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2014). "Barbus barnardi" in FishBase. February 2014 version.
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