Upjaw barb (Coptostomabarbus wittei)

Scientific name: Coptostomabarbus wittei David & Poll, 1937

Upjaw barb (Coptostomabarbus wittei)
Photo: https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/98387-Coptostomabarbus-wittei

The Upjaw barb (Coptostomabarbus wittei) is a freshwater fish of the family Cyprinidae.

Biology

Occurs in swamps and floodplains in shallow densely vegetated still-water habitats. Feeds on minute planktonic organisms.

Source: FishBase, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

Species facts

Scientific name
Coptostomabarbus wittei
Family
Cyprinidae (Minnows or carps)
Order
Cypriniformes (Carps)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
4.0
Environment
Freshwater; benthopelagic
Climate
Tropical
Distribution
Africa: Okavango Delta, upper Zambezi system, Kafue floodplains and floodplains of the Lualaba tributary of the Congo. Probably closely related to the sicklefin barb, Barbus haasianus.
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.)

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Sources

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

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