Clipper barb (Barbus callipterus) fish species and information / pictures of Clipper barb - Barbus callipterus

Clipper barb (Barbus callipterus) fish species information

Scientific Name
Barbus callipterus

Common Name
Clipper barb

Biology
Slightly convex dorsal profile. Short barbels: anterior not extending past anterior border of eye, posterior reaching anterior 1/2 of eye. Lines of cephalic pores well visible. Horizontal or slightly dipping lateral line. Light body, darker on back. Lateral line scales maybe bordered with black. Dorsal and caudal red-orange base, other fins without color. Black spot on 1st few rays at mid-height of dorsal fin, dorsal tip without color.

Classification

Classified By

Boulenger, 1907

Class

Ray-finned fishes (Actinopterygii)

Order

Carps (Cypriniformes)

Family

Minnows or carps (Cyprinidae)

Distribution

Region

Africa

Distribution

Africa: Chad basin and Benue River system, Fernando Poo, Nigeria. Also known from coastal basins in Benin to Cameroon (Ref. 2940), from Ghana and C?te d'Ivoire (Ref. 272).

Range

Unknown

Environment

Climate

Tropical

Water Temperature From

19 °C

Water Temperature To

25 °C

Depth From - meters

Unknown m

Depth To - meters

Unknown m

Zone

benthopelagic

Environment

Freshwater; benthopelagic

Trophic Level

2.94 s.e. 0.31 Based on size and trophs of closest relatives

Occurs in Marine / Salt water

False

Occurs in Brackish water

False

Occurs in Fresh Water

True

Occurs on Reefs

False

Is kept in Aquariums

True

Physical Size and Genetics

Maximum Length

8.0 cm

Common Length

Unknown cm

Phylogenetic Diversity Index

PD50 = 0.5000 many relatives (e.g. carps) 0.5 - 2.0 few relatives (e.g. lungfishes)

Human Uses and Population

Human Uses

Fisheries: of no interest; aquarium: commercial

Vulnerability

Low vulnerability (15 of 100)

Resilience

High, minimum population doubling time less than 15 months (Preliminary K or Fecundity.)

Threat To Humans

Harmless

IUCN Red List Status

Least Concern (LC)