Yellow barb (Barbus manicensis)

Scientific name: Barbus manicensis Pellegrin, 1919

The Yellow barb (Barbus manicensis) is a freshwater fish of the family Cyprinidae. Native range: Africa, Pungwe, Buzi and lower Zambezi in Mozambique. Records from the upper Zambezi, Kafue and Zambian Congo are unconfirmed.

Species facts

Scientific name
Barbus manicensis
Family
Cyprinidae (Minnows or carps)
Order
Cypriniformes (Carps)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
15.0
Environment
Freshwater; benthopelagic
Climate
Tropical
Distribution
Africa: Pungwe, Buzi and lower Zambezi in Mozambique. Records from the upper Zambezi, Kafue and Zambian Congo are unconfirmed.
Conservation status (IUCN)
Least Concern (LC)
Threat to humans
Harmless
Resilience
Medium, minimum population doubling time 1.4 - 4.4 years (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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