Barbus kerstenii ';
General information
 
Barbus kerstenii (Peters 1868)
 
 
Common nameRedspot barb
Valid name Enteromius kerstenii,(Peters 1868) (
Synonyms
-
IUCN Red List status (2014)
Least Concern (LC)
Habitat
Freshwater
Systematics
Eukaryota; Metazoa; Chordata; Craniata; Vertebrata; Euteleostomi; Actinopterygii; Neopterygii; Teleostei; Ostariophysi; Cypriniformes; Cyprinidae.
Geographical distribution
Tanzania; Angola; Kenya; Namibia; Mozambique; Burundi; Democratic Republic of the Congo; Ethiopia; Malawi; Rwanda; Uganda; Zambia; Zimbabwe
Occurrence Native: Tanzania, Angola, Kenya, Namibia, Mozambique, Burundi, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ethiopia, Malawi, Rwanda, Uganda, Zambia, Zimbabwe
Importance
Remarks
Karyological information
Geographical area of study River Hare, Swamp near River Sile, Lake Abaya, Ethiopia
Source of chromosomes
Thymus
Number of specimens with sex
17 (1 female)
Diploid chromosome number
50
Karyotype formula
34m/sm+16
Fundamental arm number
84
Chromosome length
Sex chromosome
Chromosome staining/banding/FISH
Reference(s)
Golubtsov AS, Krysanov E Yu (1993). Karyological study of some cyprinid species from Ethiopia. The ploidy differences between large and small Barbus of Africa. J. Fish Biol., 42: 445-455.