Sidespot barb (Barbus neefi)

Scientific name: Barbus neefi Greenwood, 1962

The Sidespot barb (Barbus neefi) is a freshwater fish of the family Cyprinidae.

Species facts

Scientific name
Barbus neefi
Family
Cyprinidae (Minnows or carps)
Order
Cypriniformes (Carps)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
7.0
Environment
Freshwater; benthopelagic
Climate
Tropical
Distribution
Africa: divided distribution: tributaries of the Steelpoort-Limpopo in southern Africa, and headwaters of the upper Zambezi, Kafue, and upper Congo River systems in Zambia and Democratic Republic of the Congo, including the Lufira, Lualaba-Upemba and Luapula-Mweru.
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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