Blackback barb (Barbus barnardi)

Scientific name: Barbus barnardi Jubb, 1965

The Blackback barb (Barbus barnardi) is a freshwater fish of the family Cyprinidae. Native range: Africa, Okavango region of the Upper Zambezi River system, Kafue River and Angola. Also known from the Cunene and Zambian Congo systems.

Biology

Dorsal spines (total): 3; Dorsal soft rays (total): 7-8; Anal spines: 3; Anal soft rays: 5 - 6. Barbels extremely short; anterior barbel sometimes absent or minute when present; posterior barbels up to less than half eye diameter; mouth small and terminal. Males have conical tubercles on the snout.

Source: FishBase, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

Species facts

Scientific name
Barbus barnardi
Family
Cyprinidae (Minnows or carps)
Order
Cypriniformes (Carps)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
7.0
Environment
Freshwater; benthopelagic
Climate
Tropical
Distribution
Africa: Okavango region of the Upper Zambezi River system, Kafue River and Angola. Also known from the Cunene and Zambian Congo systems.
Conservation status (IUCN)
Least Concern (LC)
Threat to humans
Harmless
Uses
Aquarium: commercial
Resilience
High, minimum population doubling time less than 15 months (Preliminary K or Fecundity.)

Sources

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

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