Barbus bawkuensis Hopson, 1965

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Classification	Actinopterygii \| Cypriniformes \| Cyprinidae
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Common names	Parmička sokotská, 鲍氏魮, 鮑氏魮, ... more

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Main reference

Lévêque, C. 1990. (Ref. 2940)
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Size / Weight / Age

Max length : 2.9 cm SL male/unsexed; (Ref. 2801)

Environment

Benthopelagic; freshwater

Climate / Range

Tropical

Africa: the Volta and the Sokoto River (an affluent of the Niger).
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Short description

Dorsal soft rays (total): 11; Anal soft rays: 8. Convex dorsal profile. Anterior barbel reaching or extending past anterior border; posterior barbel long, reaching or extending past posterior half of eye. 1st few scales of lateral line perforated but some individuals may have almost complete lateral lines. Lateral lines dipping below dorsal fin with deeper scales. 3 rudimentary gill rakers on 1st branchial arch. Light sides with narrow band of different melanophores extending from opercle to caudal peduncle. Black vertical bar on snout. Anterior border of dorsal pigmented.

Affinities: B. punctitaeniatus (Ref. 2940).


IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 57073)	Threat to humans
Not Evaluated	Harmless

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Estimation of some characteristics with mathematical models

Resilience (Ref. 69278)

High, minimum population doubling time less than 15 months (Preliminary K or Fecundity.)


Vulnerability (Ref. 59153)	Price category (Ref. 80766)
Low vulnerability (10 of 100)	Not marketed/unknown

Entered by Cruz, Tess

Modified by Sa-a, Pascualita

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