Red Pangani barb (Barbus venustus)

Scientific name: Barbus venustus Bailey, 1980

The Red Pangani barb (Barbus venustus) is a freshwater fish of the family Cyprinidae. Native range: Africa, endemic to Pangani River drainage.

Biology

Body moderately compressed, its depth equal to or a little greater than the length of the head. Snout rounded, shorter than the eye diameter. Anterior barbel short, posterior barbel longer, extending as far as the vertical to the mid-point of the pupil of the eye. Teeth with recurved crowns; the teeth formula 2.3.5-5.3.2. Well developed sunken pit-lines are present on the cheek and operculum and on the dorsal surface of the head; there may be as many as 12 lines between the preoperculum and the anterior orbital margin. Scales have radiate striae: 22-25 lateral line scales, 4?-5 scales between the dorsal fin origin and lateral line, 1?-2 scales between lateral line and pelvic insertion. Lateral line complete. Dorsal fin is on or slightly in advance of the perpendicular to the pelvic fin insertion; III/7 or III/8 rays, the third unbranched ray not ossified and flexible (

Source: FishBase, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

Species facts

Scientific name
Barbus venustus
Family
Cyprinidae (Minnows or carps)
Order
Cypriniformes (Carps)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
3.0
Environment
Freshwater; benthopelagic
Climate
Tropical
Distribution
Africa: endemic to Pangani River drainage.
Conservation status (IUCN)
Data deficient (DD)
Threat to humans
Harmless
Resilience
High, minimum population doubling time less than 15 months (tm

Sources

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

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