Redeye barb (Barbus radiatus)

Scientific name: Barbus radiatus Peters, 1853

The Redeye barb (Barbus radiatus) is a freshwater fish of the family Cyprinidae.

Biology

Dorsal spines (total): 3; Dorsal soft rays (total): 9; Anal spines: 3; Anal soft rays: 6

Source: FishBase, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

Species facts

Scientific name
Barbus radiatus
Family
Cyprinidae (Minnows or carps)
Order
Cypriniformes (Carps)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
12.0
Environment
Freshwater; benthopelagic
Climate
Tropical
Distribution
Africa: From Aswa River in Uganda southwards along the whole coast of East Africa up to the Limpopo, Inkomati and Umbelezi River systems in Transvaal, South Africa. To the west it can be found in the upper Congo drainage including the Malagarazi system and Lakes Bangweulu and Mweru, the whole Zambezi system including the Okavango, and as far as the Cuanza and Cunene Rivers in Angola and the upper Kasa? in the Democratic Republic of Congo.
Conservation status (IUCN)
Least Concern (LC)
Threat to humans
Harmless
Uses
Fisheries:; 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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