Barbus ethiopicus
General information
 
Barbus ethiopicus Zolezzi, 1939
 
 
Valid name Labeobarbus ethiopicus 
Synonyms
-
IUCN Red List status (2014)
Endangered (EN)
Habitat
freshwater
Systematics
Eukaryota; Metazoa; Chordata; Craniata; Vertebrata; Euteleostomi; Actinopterygii; Neopterygii; Teleostei; Ostariophysi; Cypriniformes; Cyprinidae.
Geographical distribution
Ethiopia
Occurrence Endemic: Ethiopia
Importance
Remarks
Karyological information
Geographical area of study River Meki, Ethiopia
Source of chromosomes
Thymus
Number of specimens with sex
3
Diploid chromosome number
150
Karyotype formula
40m/sm+110a
Fundamental arm number
190
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.