Pseudobarbus afer ';
General information
 
Pseudobarbus afer (Peters, 1864)
 
 
Common nameEastern Cape redfin, Oos-Kaapse rooivlerkie
Synonyms
Barbus afer Peters, 1864
Barbus senticeps Smith, 1936
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 Blindekloof, South Africa
Source of chromosomes
Kidney
Number of specimens with sex
03 (02 males; 01 females)
Diploid chromosome number
100
Karyotype formula
12m+42sm+36st+10a
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.