General information |
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| Barbus kerstenii (Peters 1868) | ||
| Common name | Redspot barb | |
| Valid name | Enteromius kerstenii,(Peters 1868) ( | |
| Synonyms |
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| IUCN Red List status (2014) | Least Concern (LC) |
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| Habitat | Freshwater |
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| Systematics |
Eukaryota; Metazoa; Chordata; Craniata; Vertebrata; Euteleostomi; Actinopterygii; Neopterygii; Teleostei; Ostariophysi; Cypriniformes; Cyprinidae. |
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| Geographical distribution | Tanzania; Angola; Kenya; Namibia; Mozambique; Burundi; Democratic Republic of the Congo; Ethiopia; Malawi; Rwanda; Uganda; Zambia; Zimbabwe |
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| Occurrence | Native: Tanzania, Angola, Kenya, Namibia, Mozambique, Burundi, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ethiopia, Malawi, Rwanda, Uganda, Zambia, Zimbabwe |
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Karyological information |
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| Geographical area of study | River Hare, Swamp near River Sile, Lake Abaya, Ethiopia | |
| Source of chromosomes | Thymus |
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| Number of specimens with sex | 17 (1 female) |
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| Diploid chromosome number | 50 |
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| Karyotype formula | 34m/sm+16 |
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| Fundamental arm number | 84 |
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| 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.
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