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Namaquacypris hospes (Barnard, 1938)

Namaquab barb
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Teleostei (teleosts) > Cypriniformes (Carps) > Cyprinidae (Minnows or carps) > Smiliogastrinae
Etymology: Namaquacypris: Named for Namaqualand, a semi-desert region of the Northern Cape, South Africa and Namibia through which the Lower Orange River flows; the genus is endemic to the lower Orange river below the Augrabies waterfall.
More on author: Barnard.

Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Ecology

Freshwater; benthopelagic. Subtropical; 25°S - 29°S

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Africa: Orange River below the Augrabies Falls, Namibia and South Africa (Ref. 7248).

Size / Weight / Age

Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 7.5 cm SL male/unsexed; (Ref. 7248)

Biology     Glossary (e.g. epibenthic)

Prefers open water in the mainstream and backwaters where it feeds on zooplankton and aquatic insects (Ref. 7248).

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Main reference Upload your references | References | Coordinator | Collaborators

Skelton, P.H., E.R. Swartz and E.J. Vreven, 2018. The identity of Barbus capensis Smith, 1841 and the generic status of southern African tetraploid cyprinids (Teleostei, Cyprinidae). European Journal of Taxonomy 410:1-29. (Ref. 119402)

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2024-2)

  Least Concern (LC) ; Date assessed: 03 July 2017

CITES

Not Evaluated

CMS (Ref. 116361)

Not Evaluated

Threat to humans

  Harmless





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