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Enteromius brevipinnis (Shortfin Barb)

Synonyms: Barbus brevipennis; Barbus brevipinnis
Language: Afrikaans; Czech; Mandarin Chinese

Wikipedia Abstract

The shortfin barb (Barbus brevipinnis) is a species of cyprinid fish native to southern Africa where it occurs in the Sabie-Komati and the Steelpoort-Limpopo river systems. It inhabits well vegetated headwater streams. This species can reach a length of 4.5 centimetres (1.8 in) SL. It can also be found in the aquarium trade.
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Attributes

Litter Size [1]  1,300

Prey / Diet

Caridina nilotica[1]

Prey / Diet Overlap

Competing SpeciesCommon Prey Count
Lates niloticus (Victoria perch)1
Rastrineobola argentea (Silver cyprinid)1

Consumers

Parasitized by 
Schyzocotyle acheilognathi[1]

Range Map

External References

Citations

Attributes / relations provided by
♦ 1Aspects of the length, mass, fecundity, feeding habits and some parasites of the shortfin minnow, Barbus brevipinnis (Cyprinidae) from the Marite River, Mpumalanga Province, South Africa, GWC Schulz and HJ Schoonbee, Water SA Vol. 25 No. 2 April 1999, p. 257-264
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Species taxanomy provided by GBIF Secretariat (2022). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via GBIF.org on 2023-06-13; License: CC BY 4.0