Overview
Family : Minnows or carps ; Is the largest scale-bearing indigenous fish species in southern Africa . Adults prefer flowing water in deep channels or below rapids , but the species does well in dams. Mainly a predator , initially taking insects and small crustaceans but piscivore above 30 cm FL. Breeds in mid-summer to late summer over gravel beds in running water . May live for 12 or more years[1]. Imported for food in US and Canadian markets[2]
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Interesting Facts
Common Names
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Common Names in Afrikaans:
Grootbek-Geelvis
Common Names in Chinese:
大口魮
Common Names in Czech:
Parma Velkotlam, Parma Velkotlamá
Common Names in English:
Largemouth Yellowfish, Vaal-orange Largemouth Yellowfish
Common Names in Mandarin Chinese:
大口魮
Description
Habitat
Biome: Freshwater [3].
Ecology:
Favours deeper pools
(deeper than 2 m
) with an abundance
of cover
in the form of reefs, weed
beds
and over hanging
vegetation. Primarily
a predator
with fishes
above 30 cm being almost exclusively piscivorous
.
Breeds
in summer in riffles. Fecundity
is high with large females
producing in excess of 60,000 eggs
. Slow grower initially attaining
30 cm (Tail Length
) after five years.[3].
List of Habitats
:
- 5 Wetlands (inland)
- 5.1 Wetlands (inland) - Permanent Rivers/Streams/Creeks (includes waterfalls ) [more info]
Taxonomy
- Domain:
Eukaryota
(
)
- Whittaker & Margulis,1978
- eukaryotes
- Kingdom:
Animalia
()
- Linnaeus, 1758
- animals
- Subkingdom:
Bilateria
()
- (Hatschek, 1888) Cavalier-Smith, 1983
- Branch:
Deuterostomia
()
- Grobben, 1908
- Infrakingdom:
Chordonia
()
- (Haeckel, 1874) Cavalier-Smith, 1998
- Phylum:
Chordata
()
- Bateson, 1885
- Chordates
- Subphylum:
Vertebrata
()
- Cuvier, 1812
- Vertebrates
- Infraphylum:
Gnathostomata
()
- Auct.
- Jawed Vertebrates
- Superclass:
Osteichthyes
()
- Huxley, 1880
- Class:
Osteichthyes
()
- Huxley, 1880
- Subclass:
Actinopterygii
()
- Infraclass:
Actinopteri
()
- Cohort:
Clupeocephala
()
- Order:
Cypriniformes
()
- Family:
Cyprinidae
()
- Genus:
Labeobarbus
()
- Specific name:
kimberleyensis
- (Gilchrist & Thompson, 1913)
- Scientific name: - Labeobarbus kimberleyensis (Gilchrist & Thompson, 1913)
- Specific name:
kimberleyensis
- (Gilchrist & Thompson, 1913)
- Genus:
Labeobarbus
(
- Family:
Cyprinidae
(
- Order:
Cypriniformes
(
- Cohort:
Clupeocephala
(
- Infraclass:
Actinopteri
(
- Subclass:
Actinopterygii
(
- Class:
Osteichthyes
(
- Superclass:
Osteichthyes
(
- Infraphylum:
Gnathostomata
(
- Subphylum:
Vertebrata
(
- Phylum:
Chordata
(
- Infrakingdom:
Chordonia
(
- Branch:
Deuterostomia
(
- Subkingdom:
Bilateria
(
- Kingdom:
Animalia
(
Synonyms
Barbus kimberleyensis • Barbus kimberleyensis Gilchrist & Thompson • Barbus pienaarti Fitzsimons
Notes
Name
Status: Accepted Name
.
This species cannot be distinguished from Labeobarbus aeneus
with mitochondrial DNA
, but seems to be morphologically distinct
.
However, further work is needed to assess whether hybridization is
occurring between these two species.[3].
Similar Species
Members of the genus Labeobarbus
ZipcodeZoo has pages for 13 species and subspecies in this genus:
L. aeneus (Vaal-Orange Smallmouth Yellowfish) · L. aspius (Drakensberg Minnow) · L. capensis (Clanwilliam Yellowfish) · L. codringtonii (Upper Zambezi Yellowfish) · L. intermedius (Ethiopia Barb) · L. intermedius australis (Baringo Barb) · L. intermedius intermedius (Ethiopia Barb) · L. kimberleyensis (Largemouth Yellowfish) · L. marequensis (Lowveld Largescale Yellowfish) · L. natalensis (Kwazulu-Natal Yellowfish) · L. polylepis (Bushveld Smallscale Yellowfish) · L. tambroides (Greater Brook Carp) · L. zambezensis (Fuelleborn's Cichlid)
More Info
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Further Reading
- Baillie, J. and Groombridge, B. 1996. 1996 IUCN Red List of Threatened Animals. International Union for Conservation of Nature, Gland, Switzerland.
- Groombridge, B. (ed.) 1994. 1994 IUCN Red List of Threatened Animals. IUCN, Gland, Switzerland.
- Groombridge, B. (ed.). 1994. 1994 IUCN Red List of Threatened Animals. IUCN, Gland, Switzerland and Cambridge, UK.
- IUCN. 2007. 2007 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Available at: www.iucnredlist.org. (Accessed: 12th September 2007).
- Lévêque, C. and J. Daget (1984). Cyprinidae. p. 217-342. In J. Daget, J.-P. Gosse and D.F.E. Thys van den Audenaerde (eds.) Check-list of the freshwater fishes of Africa (CLOFFA). ORSTOM, Paris and MRAC, Tervuren. Vol. 1.
- Robins, C.R., R.M. Bailey, C.E. Bond, J.R. Brooker, E.A. Lachner, R.N. Lea and W.B. Scott (1991). World fishes important to North Americans. Exclusive of species from the continental waters of the United States and Canada. Am. Fish. Soc. Spec. Publ. (21):243 p.
- Skelton, P.H. (1993). A complete guide to the freshwater fishes of southern Africa. Southern Book Publishers (Pty) Ltd., 388 p.
- Skelton, P.H. 2001. A Complete Guide to the Freshwater Fishes of Southern Africa. Struik Publishers, Cape Town, South Africa.
Notes
Contributors
- Bisby, F.A., Y.R. Roskov, M.A. Ruggiero, T.M. Orrell, L.E. Paglinawan, P.W. Brewer, N. Bailly, J. van Hertum, eds (2007). Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life: 2007 Annual Checklist. Species 2000: Reading, U.K.
- Brands, S.J. (comp.) 1989-present. The Taxonomicon. Universal Taxonomic Services, Zwaag, The Netherlands. Accessed January 30, 2012.
- FishBase 2006.
- FishBase. Release date: January 5, 2010
- Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Accessed November 06, 2007. http://www.gbif.org Mediated distribution data from 6 providers.
- IUCN 2012. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2011.2. . Downloaded on January 28, 2012.
- Impson, D. & Swartz, E. 2007. In IUCN 2008. 2008 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCNRedList.org. Downloaded July 18, 2008.
- Impson, D. & Swartz, E. 2007. Labeobarbus kimberleyensis. In: IUCN 2011. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2011.2. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloadedon 01February2012.
- Ruggiero M., Gordon D., Bailly N., Kirk P., Nicolson D. (2011). The Catalogue of Life Taxonomic Classification, Edition 2, Part A. In: Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life: 2011 Annual Checklist (Bisby F.A., Roskov Y.R., Orrell T.M., Nicolson D., Paglinawan L.E., Bailly N., Kirk P.M., Bourgoin T., Baillargeon G., Ouvrard D., eds). DVD; Species 2000: Reading, UK.
Data Sources
Accessed through GBIF Data Portal March 01, 2008:
- FishBase: FishBase DiGIR Provider - Philippine Server
Identifiers
- Biodiversity Heritage Library NamebankID: 4824920
- Catalogue of Life Accepted Name Code: Fis-153967
- Fishbase Species ID: 4673
- Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) Taxonomic Serial Number (TSN): 689357
- IUCN ID: 217685
- Zipcode Zoo Species Identifier: 674952
Footnotes
- Skelton, P.H. (1993). A complete guide to the freshwater fishes of southern Africa. Southern Book Publishers (Pty) Ltd., 388 p. [back]
- Robins, C.R., R.M. Bailey, C.E. Bond, J.R. Brooker, E.A. Lachner, R.N. Lea and W.B. Scott (1991). World fishes important to North Americans. Exclusive of species from the continental waters of the United States and Canada. Am. Fish. Soc. Spec. Publ. ( ... [back]
- Impson, D. & Swartz, E. 2007. Labeobarbus kimberleyensis. In: IUCN 2011. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2011.2. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 01 February 2012. [back]
