Barnard's rock-catfish (Austroglanis barnardi)

Scientific name: Austroglanis barnardi Skelton, 1981

The Barnard's rock-catfish (Austroglanis barnardi) is a freshwater fish of the family Austroglanididae.

Biology

Occurs among cobbles in clear, flowing water. Maximum length given by R. Bills (pers. comm.).

Source: FishBase, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

Species facts

Scientific name
Austroglanis barnardi
Family
Austroglanididae (Austroglanids)
Order
Siluriformes (Catfish)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
8.1
Environment
Freshwater; demersal
Climate
Subtropical
Distribution
Africa: Clanwilliam Olifants River system, South Africa. Extremely uncommon and threatened by stream channeling, water extraction, sedimentation and introduced bass.
Conservation status (IUCN)
Endangered (EN) (B1ab(ii,iii,v)+2ab(ii,iii,v))
Threat to humans
Harmless

Sources

Taxonomy, distribution and biology data: FishBase (Froese, R. and D. Pauly, eds.), licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

Last updated