Pseudobarbus Outeniqua
📖 Overview
Pseudobarbus Outeniqua (Pseudobarbus outeniqua), first described by Zarei, Bragança, Skelton & Chakona, 2025 is a small fish in the family Cyprinidae (order Cypriniformes). Adults typically reach 8.30 cm in maximum length. It inhabits freshwater systems including rivers, streams, and lakes. It occurs in Subtropical waters. It is broadly omnivorous, taking invertebrates, plant matter, and detritus.
🔬 Taxonomy
🐟 Physical Description
Dorsal soft rays (total): 7; Anal soft rays: 5; Vertebrae: 36 - 38. This species is distinguished from its congeners by the following set of characters: mouth with one pair of barbels; barbel length 1.0-1.9 times orbit diameter, reaching vertical through posterior edge of eye; pigmentation distinct, with scale centres darkly pigmented, giving the fish an overall speckled appearance, speckling less conspicuous or absent ventrally; distinct dark mid-lateral band present, with a broader anterior half and a narrower posterior half which ends in form of a large triangular mark at the base of the caudal fin; dark spots absent, dashes, stripes or wavy lines on back and mid-dorsal; scales moderate sized, 35-37 in lateral line series, 14-15 (mode 15) around caudal peduncle, and 16-17 (mode 16) on predorsal region .: elongated; Cross section: oval.
🌀 Behaviour
Behavioural data for Pseudobarbus Outeniqua is currently being reviewed.
🦐 Diet
🥚 Reproduction
🌍 Habitat & Distribution
Freshwater; benthopelagic. Subtropical South Africa.
🌿 Ecology
📐 Morphometrics
🌡️ Water Parameters & Tolerance
📊 Population Risk & Fisheries
🦠 Common Diseases
The following diseases are known to affect Pseudobarbus Outeniqua.
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