Pseudobarbus burchelli ';
General information
 
Pseudobarbus burchelli (Smith, 1841)
 
 
Common nameBurchell's redfin, Burchell se rooilerkie
Synonyms
Barbus burchelli Smith, 1841
Barbus gobionides Valenciennes, 1842
Barbus vulneratus (Castelnau, 1861)
Gnatendalia vulnerata Castelnau, 1861
Barbus multimaculatus Steindachner, 1870
IUCN Red List status (2014)
Endangered (EN)
Habitat
Freshwater
Systematics
Eukaryota; Metazoa; Chordata; Craniata; Vertebrata; Euteleostomi; Actinopterygii; Neopterygii; Teleostei; Ostariophysi; Cypriniformes; Cyprinidae.
Geographical distribution
South Africa
Occurrence Endemic: South Africa
Importance
Food/ornamental
Remarks
Nil
Karyological information
Geographical area of study Wolvekloof, South Africa
Source of chromosomes
Kidney
Number of specimens with sex
05 (03 males; 01 females; 01 Unknown)
Diploid chromosome number
100
Karyotype formula
10m+42sm+34st+14a
Fundamental arm number
Chromosome length
Not reported
Sex chromosome
Not detected
Chromosome staining/banding/FISH
Nil
Reference(s)
Naran D, Skelton PH, Villet MH (2006). Karyology of the redfin minnows, genus Pseudobarbus Smith, 1841 (Teleostei: Cyprinidae): one of the evolutionarily tetraploid lineages of South African barbines. African Zoology 41(2): 178- 182.
Karyotype /Metaphase complement image