| General information |
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Barbus kerstenii (Peters 1868) |
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| Common name | Redspot 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; native: Angola; native: Kenya; native: Namibia; native: Mozambique; native: Burundi; native: Democratic Republic of the Congo; native: Ethiopia; native: Malawi; native: Rwanda; native: Uganda; native: Zambia; native: Zimbabwe |
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| 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 |
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| Chromosome staining/banding/FISH |
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| Reference |
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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