Overview
Family : Minnows or carps ; Occurs in pools and riffles of clear streams . Feeds on aquatic insects. Breeds in summer, laying eggs in crevices and between cobbles and pebbles . Juveniles form shoals in large pools and in side channels . Adults are solitary or occur in small groups [1].
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Interesting Facts
Common Names
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Common Names in Afrikaans:
Drakensberg-rooivlerkie, Maluti-rooivlerkie
Common Names in Czech:
Parmicka Natalsk, Parmička natalská
Common Names in English:
Maloti Minnow, Drakensberg minnow, Maloti Redfin, Maluti minnow
Common Names in Mandarin Chinese:
夸氏拟魮, 夸氏擬魮
Description
Habitat
Ecology:
Prefers low gradient
streams
at high altitudes
on basalt or sandstone
(Skelton et al.
2001).[2].
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
()
- Subfamily:
Barbinae
()
- Genus:
Pseudobarbus
()
- Smith, 1841
- Specific name:
quathlambae
- Scientific name: - Pseudobarbus quathlambae (Barnard, 1938)
- Specific name:
quathlambae
- Genus:
Pseudobarbus
(
- Subfamily:
Barbinae
(
- 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
Labeo quathlambae • Labeo quathlambae Barnard • Labeo quathlambae Barnard, 1938 • Oreodaimon quathlambae • Oreodaimon quathlambae (Barnard • Pseudobarbus quathlambae
Notes
Name
Status: Accepted Name
.
First described: Barnard, K
.H. Notes
on the species of Barbus
from the Cape
Province
with descriptions
of new species. Ann.
Mag. Nat. Hist. 2(7):80-88., 1938.
Last scrutiny: Data
last modified by FishBase 04-Nov-2003
A morphological analysis has to be done to assess whether the Mohale
and Eastern lineages
are subspecies
of Pseudobarbus quathlambae
or two full separate species.[2].
Similar Species
Members of the genus Pseudobarbus
ZipcodeZoo has pages for 7 species and subspecies in this genus:
P. afer (Eastern Cape Redfish) · P. asper (Plump Redfin Minnow) · P. burchelli (Tradou Redfin) · P. burgi (Berg River Redfin) · P. phlegethon (Fiery Redfin) · P. quathlambae (Maloti Minnow) · P. tenuis (Slender Redfin)
More Info
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Further Reading
- Baillie, J. and Groombridge, B (editors and compilers). 1996. 1996 IUCN Red List of Threatened Animals. IUCN, Gland, Switzerland and Cambridge, UK.
- Baillie, J. and Groombridge, B. (compilers and editors) 1996. 1996 IUCN Red List of Threatened Animals. IUCN, Gland, Switzerland.
- Barnard, K.H. Notes on the species of Barbus from the Cape Province with descriptions of new species. Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist. 2(7):80-88., 1938.
- 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 Conservation Monitoring Centre. 1986. 1986 IUCN Red List of Threatened Animals. IUCN, Gland, Switzerland and Cambridge, UK.
- IUCN. 1990. 1990 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).
- Pike, T. and Karssing, R.J. 1995. Investigation of the presence of Maluti Minnows, Pseudobarbus quathlambae in the Umkomozana River. Lammergeyer 43: 64.
- Skelton, P., Rall, J., Swartz, E., Bloomer, P., Bills, R. and Tweddle D. 2001. Contract LHDA 1041: Maloti Minnow Conservation Project. South African Institute for Aquatic Biodiversity, Grahamstown.
- Skelton, P.H. (1993). A complete guide to the freshwater fishes of southern Africa. Southern Book Publishers (Pty) Ltd., 388 p.
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 10, 2012.
- FishBase
- FishBase 2006.
- FishBase. Release date: January 5, 2010
- Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Accessed March 01, 2008. http://www.gbif.org Mediated distribution data from provider.
- IUCN 2012. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2011.2. . Downloaded on January 28, 2012.
- 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.
- Skelton, P. 1996. Pseudobarbus quathlambae. In: IUCN 2006. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. www.iucnredlist.org . Downloaded on 20 October 2006.
- Swartz, E. 2007. In IUCN 2008. 2008 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCNRedList.org. Downloaded July 18, 2008.
- Swartz, E. 2007. Pseudobarbus quathlambae. In: IUCN 2011. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2011.2. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloadedon 04February2012.
- Westneat, Mark (from FishBase).
Data Sources
Accessed through GBIF Data Portal March 01, 2008:
- FishBase: FishBase DiGIR Provider - Philippine Server
Identifiers
- Biodiversity Heritage Library NamebankID: 136449
- Catalogue of Life Accepted Name Code: Fis-26017
- Fishbase Species ID: 6140
- Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) Taxonomic Serial Number (TSN): 689727
- IUCN ID: 236952
- Zipcode Zoo Species Identifier: 10170
Footnotes
- Skelton, P.H. (1993). A complete guide to the freshwater fishes of southern Africa. Southern Book Publishers (Pty) Ltd., 388 p. [back]
- Swartz, E. 2007. Pseudobarbus quathlambae. In: IUCN 2011. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2011.2. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 04 February 2012. [back]
