Enteromius unitaeniatus, Slender barb : fisheries, aquarium

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Enteromius unitaeniatus (Günther, 1867)

Slender barb
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Classification / Names Populärnamn | synonymer | Catalog of Fishes(Släkte, Arter) | ITIS | CoL | WoRMS | Cloffa

> Cypriniformes (Carps) > Cyprinidae (Minnows or carps) > Smiliogastrinae
Etymology: Enteromius: Greek, enteron = intestine + Greek, myo, mys = muscle (Ref. 45335).
More on author: Günther.

Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Ekologi

; sötvatten bentopelagisk. Tropical; 10°S - 27°S

Utbredning Länder | FAO områden | Ekosystem | Förekomster | Point map | Utplanteringar | Faunafri

Africa: widespread in southern Africa from the Zambian Congo system (Ref. 52193) and the Cunene, Okavango (Ref. 7248, 11970, 52193, 120641), and Zambezi south to the Phongolo (Ref. 52193). Also present in the Cuanza (Ref. 11970, 120641) and Bengo in Angola (Ref. 11970). Absent from the lower Zambezi, Buzi, Pungwe and Save systems (Ref. 7248, 52193).

Size / Vikt / Age

Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 14.0 cm SL hane/ej könsbestämd; (Ref. 52193)

Short description Morfologi | Morfometri

Taggstrålar i ryggfenan (totalt): 0; Mjukstrålar i ryggfenan (totalt): 11; Taggstrålar i analfenan 0; Mjukstrålar i analfenan: 8 - 9.

Biologi     Ordlista (t.ex. epibenthic)

Found in a wide variety of habitats including flowing and standing waters; thrives in dams and lakes (Ref. 52193). It feeds on aquatic invertebrates and grass seeds (Ref. 52193). Breeds after rains during summer months (Ref. 7248, 52193).

Life cycle and mating behavior Könsmognad | Reproduktion | Lek | Ägg | Fecundity | Larver

Main reference Upload your references | referenser | Koordinator | Medarbetare

Skelton, P.H., 2001. A complete guide to the freshwater fishes of southern Africa. Cape Town (South Africa): Struik Publishers, 395 p. (Ref. 52193)

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435)

  Least Concern (LC) ; Date assessed: 01 May 2009

CITES

Not Evaluated

CMS (Ref. 116361)

Not Evaluated

Threat to humans

  Harmless





Human uses

Fiskeri: mindre kommeriell; Akvarium: Kommersiell
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AFORO (otoliths) | Aquatic Commons | BHL | Cloffa | BOLDSystems | Websites from users | Check FishWatcher | CISTI | Catalog of Fishes: Släkte, Arter | DiscoverLife | ECOTOX | FAO - Publication: search | Faunafri | Fishipedia | Fishtrace | GenBank: genome, nucleotide | GloBI | Google Books | Google Scholar | Google | IGFA World Record | MitoFish | Otolith Atlas of Taiwan Fishes | PubMed | Reef Life Survey | Socotra Atlas | Tree of Life | Wikipedia: Go, sök | World Records Freshwater Fishing | Zoological Record

Estimates based on models

Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref. 82804):  PD50 = 0.5000   [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.00891 (0.00472 - 0.01684), b=3.12 (2.94 - 3.30), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this species & (Sub)family-body (Ref. 93245).
Trofisk nivå (Ref. 69278):  3.3   ±0.38 se; based on food items.
Resiliens (Ref. 120179):  Hög, lägsta populationsfördubblingstid mindre än 15 månader (Preliminary K or Fecundity.).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref. 59153):  Low vulnerability (10 of 100).
Price category (Ref. 80766):   Unknown.