Barbus neefi

• Overview
• Interesting Facts
• Common Names
• Description
• Taxonomy
• Similar Species
• More Info
• Further Reading
• Notes

Overview

Family : Minnows or carps ;

Interesting Facts

Common Names

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Description

Habitat

Ecology: Barbus neefi is a benthopelagic species.[1].

List of Habitats :

•     5     Wetlands (inland)   
  
•     5.1     Wetlands (inland) - Permanent Rivers/Streams/Creeks (includes waterfalls )   
  
•     5.2     Wetlands (inland) - Seasonal/Intermittent/Irregular Rivers/Streams/Creeks   
  
•     5.5     Wetlands (inland) - Permanent Freshwater Lakes (over 8ha)   
  
•     5.6     Wetlands (inland) - Seasonal/Intermittent Freshwater Lakes (over 8ha)   
  
•     5.7     Wetlands (inland) - Permanent Freshwater Marshes/Pools (under 8ha)   
  
•     5.8     Wetlands (inland) - Seasonal/Intermittent Freshwater Marshes/Pools (under 8ha)   
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Taxonomy

Notes

Name Status: Accepted Name .

Last scrutiny: Data last modified by FishBase 28-Jul-1994

The southern population, in the Limpopo system in South Africa, is now considered to be a separate species.[1].

Similar Species

Members of the genus Barbus

ZipcodeZoo has pages for 227 species and subspecies in this genus. Here are just 100 of them:

B. acuticeps (Clanwilliam Yellowfish) · B. affinis (Spottail Barb) · B. afrohamiltoni (Hamilton´s Barb) · B. afrovernayi (Spottail Barb) · B. albanicus (Albanian Barbel) · B. aloyi (Ripon Falls Barbel) · B. altianalis (Ripon Falls Barbel) · B. altianalis altianalis (Ripon Barbel) · B. altianalis radcliffii (Barbel) · B. amatolicus (Amatola Barb) · B. andrewi (Berg-Breede River Whitefish) · B. anema (Barbel) · B. annectens (Broadstriped Barb) · B. anoplus (Chubbyhead Barb) · B. apleurogramma (East African Red Finned Barb) · B. arenatus (Arenatus Barb) · B. argenteus (Rosefin Barb) · B. armatus (Pa Tiok) · B. arulius (Redtail Barb) · B. aspius (Drakensberg Minnow) · B. atkinsoni (Dash-Dot Barb) · B. balcanicus (Large Spot Barbel) · B. barbus (Barbet) · B. barnardi (Blackback Barb) · B. barotseensis (Barotse Barb) · B. bellcrossi (Gorgeous Barb) · B. bergi (Bulgarian Barbel) · B. bifrenatus (Hyphen Barb) · B. bigornei (Carp) · B. binotatus (Spotted Barb) · B. bovanicus (Bowany Barb) · B. brachycephalus (Caspian Barbel) · B. brachycephalus brachycephalus (Aral Barbel) · B. brachycephalus caspius (Caspian Barbel) · B. brachygramma (Linespotted Ufipa Barb) · B. breviceps (Shorthead Barb) · B. brevidorsalis (Dwarf Barb) · B. brevipinnis (Shortfin Barb) · B. burgi (Berg River Redfin) · B. bynni (Silver Fish) · B. bynni bynni (Barbel) · B. bynni occidentalis (Niger Barb) · B. calidus (Clanwilliam Redfin) · B. callensis (Algerian Barb) · B. callipterus (Clipper Barb) · B. camptacanthus (African Redfinned Barb) · B. caninus (Brook Barbel) · B. andrewi (Clanwilliam Redfin) · B. capito (Bulat-Mai Barbel) · B. capito capito (Bulat-Mai Barbel) · B. capito conocephalus (Bulatmai Barbel) · B. carnaticus (Carnatica Carp) · B. carpathicus (Carpathian Barbel) · B. caudimarginatus (Cauvery Barb) · B. cercops (Luambwa Barb) · B. chelynoides (Dark Mahseer) · B. choloensis (Silver Barb) · B. ciscaucasicus (Terek Barbel) · B. claudinae (Claudine's Barb) · B. clauseni (Upper Zambezi Yellowfish) · B. codringtonii (Upper Zambezi Yellowfish) · B. comiza (Iberian Barbel) · B. comizo (Iberian Barbel) · B. comizo comizo (Iberian Barbel) · B. conchonius (Turkestan Barbel) · B. congicus (Congo Barb) · B. crocodilensis (Rosefin Barb) · B. cumingii (Cummings Barb) · B. cyri (Kura Barbel) · B. dorsimaculatus (Blackline Barb) · B. dorsolineatus (Bostreep-Ghieliemientjie) · B. douronensis (River Carp) · B. duchesnii (Bigspot Barb) · B. eburneensis (Carp) · B. enoploides (Orange-Fin Barb) · B. erubescens (Twee River Redfin) · B. esocinus (Mangar) · B. euboicus (Petropsaro) · B. eutaenia (Orangefin Barb) · B. everetti (African Banded Barb) · B. fasciatus (Banded Barb) · B. fasciolatus (African Banded Barb) · B. filamentosus (Black-Spot Barb) · B. fluviatilis (Dharna Barb) · B. foureaui (Dharna Barb) · B. foutensis (Carp) · B. gelius (Golden Dwarf Barb) · B. goktschaicus (Gokcha Barbel) · B. gonionotus (Thai Silver Carp) · Labeobarbus intermedius subsp. intermedius (Briána) · B. guganio (Glass-Barb) · B. guiraonis (Barbo Mediterraneo) · B. gurneyi (Redtail Barb) · B. haasi (Barbo De Cola Roja) · B. haasianus (Sickle-Fin Barb) · B. hoevenii (Red Finned Cigar Shark) · B. holotaenia (Spotscale Barb) · B. hospes (Namaquab Barb) · B. hulstaerti (Butterfly Barb) · B. innocens (Inconspicious Barb)

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Further Reading

• Dean bibliography of fishes. New York: American Museum of Natural History, 1971-1973. url p. 112.

Notes

Contributors

• Brands, S.J. (comp.) 1989-present. The Taxonomicon. Universal Taxonomic Services, Zwaag, The Netherlands. Accessed January 31, 2012.
• IUCN 2012. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2011.2. . Downloaded on January 28, 2012.
• Moelants, T. & Tweddle, D. 2010. Barbus neefi. In: IUCN 2011. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2011.2. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloadedon 30January2012.

Data Sources

Accessed through GBIF Data Portal March 01, 2008:

• Cornell University Museum of Vertebrates: Fish Collection
• FishBase: FishBase DiGIR Provider - Philippine Server

Identifiers

• Biodiversity Heritage Library NamebankID: 121501
• Catalogue of Life Accepted Name Code: Fis-34589
• Fishbase Species ID: 11428
• Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) Taxonomic Serial Number (TSN): 688671
• IUCN ID: 194239
• Zipcode Zoo Species Identifier: 104077

Footnotes

1. Moelants, T. & Tweddle, D. 2010. Barbus neefi. In: IUCN 2011. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2011.2. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 30 January 2012. [back]

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