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Namaquab barb

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Species of fish

Namaquab barb
Conservation status

Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Cypriniformes
Family: Cyprinidae
Subfamily: Smiliogastrinae
Genus: Namaquacypris
Skelton, Swartz & Vreven, 2018
Species: N. hospes
Binomial name
Namaquacypris hospes
Barnard, 1938
Synonyms
  • Barbus hospes
  • Enteromius hospes
  • Pseudobarbus hospes

The Namaquab barb (Namaquacypris hospes) is a species of cyprinid fish. It is the only species in the genus Namaquacypris.


It is found in Namibia and South Africa. River regulation in the Orange River system may have benefited this species.

References

  1. ^ Impson, D. (2017). "Enteromius hospes". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2017: e.T2566A100142780. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-3.RLTS.T2566A100142780.en. Retrieved 14 January 2024.
  2. Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Namaquacypris hospes". FishBase. March 2013 version.
  3. Bailly, Nicolas (2022). "Namaquacypris hospes (Barnard, 1938)". WoRMS. World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved 14 January 2024.
Taxon identifiers
Namaquacypris hospes
Barbus hospes
Enteromius hospes
Pseudobarbus hospes


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