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Pseudobarbus burchelli (Smith, 1841)
Burchell's redfin
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Classification / Names Common names | Synonyms | Catalog of Fishes(genus, species) | ITIS | CoL | WoRMS | Cloffa
Teleostei (teleosts) > Cypriniformes (Carps) > Cyprinidae (Minnows or carps) > Smiliogastrinae
Etymology: Pseudobarbus: Greek, pseudes = false + Latin, barbus = barbel (Ref. 45335).
Eponymy: William John Burchell (1781–1863) was an English explorer-naturalist who lived on St Helena (1805–1810) as a merchant and then as the local schoolmaster and official botanist. [...] (Ref. 128868), visit book page.
Etymology: Pseudobarbus: Greek, pseudes = false + Latin, barbus = barbel (Ref. 45335).
Eponymy: William John Burchell (1781–1863) was an English explorer-naturalist who lived on St Helena (1805–1810) as a merchant and then as the local schoolmaster and official botanist. [...] (Ref. 128868), visit book page.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Ecology
Freshwater; benthopelagic. Subtropical; 32°S - 35°S
Distribution Countries | FAO areas | Ecosystems | Occurrences | Point map | Introductions | Faunafri
Africa: Breede River system, Cape Province, South Africa; also in the Nieuwejaar, Grashock and Kars Rivers to the west; Duivenhoks and Kaffirkuils Rivers to the east.
Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ? range ? - ? cm
Max length : 13.5 cm SL male/unsexed; (Ref. 7248); max. reported age: 6 years (Ref. 12527)
Max length : 13.5 cm SL male/unsexed; (Ref. 7248); max. reported age: 6 years (Ref. 12527)
Inhabits pools and deeper flowing stretches of larger tributary streams and mainstreams. Feeds on detritus and small organisms, usually taken from the bottom. Breeds in summer. Fry and juveniles form large shoals, adults occur in small groups. Due to the development of towns, agriculture and industry, the habitat of the species has been destroyed. Populations have also been eliminated by introduced predatory fishes (Ref. 7248).
Life cycle and mating behavior Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae
Main reference
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Skelton, P.H., 1993. A complete guide to the freshwater fishes of southern Africa. Southern Book Publishers. 388 p. (Ref. 7248)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2024-2)
Critically Endangered (CR) (B1ab(i,ii,iii,v)c(ii,iii,iv)); Date assessed: 02 December 2016
CITES
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Harmless
Human uses
Fisheries: of no interest
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Estimates based on models
Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref. 82804): PD50 = 0.5000 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.01175 (0.00447 - 0.03086), b=3.01 (2.78 - 3.24), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this (Sub)family-body shape (Ref. 93245).
Trophic level (Ref. 69278): 2.9 ±0.33 se; based on food items.
Resilience (Ref. 120179): Medium, minimum population doubling time 1.4 - 4.4 years (tmax=6).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref. 59153): Low vulnerability (10 of 100).