Linespotted ufipa barb (Barbus brachygramma)

Scientific name: Barbus brachygramma Boulenger, 1915

The Linespotted ufipa barb (Barbus brachygramma) is a freshwater fish of the family Cyprinidae.

Species facts

Scientific name
Barbus brachygramma
Family
Cyprinidae (Minnows or carps)
Order
Cypriniformes (Carps)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
5.2
Environment
Freshwater; benthopelagic
Climate
Tropical
Distribution
Africa: only known from the type locality, a small affluent of the Lukinda in the Lake Mweru system (upper Congo River basin) in Democratic Republic of the Congo. Specimens identified as Barbus sp. aff. brachygramma known from the Lake Rukwa drainage in Tanzania.
Conservation status (IUCN)
Data deficient (DD)
Threat to humans
Harmless
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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