General information |
Barbus paludinosus (Peters 1852) |
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Common name | Straightfin barb, Lynvin of Moeras-ghieliemientjie |
Valid name |
Enteromius paludinosus, (Peters 1852) |
Synonyms |
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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 |
South Africa; Tanzania; Angola; Kenya; Namibia; Mozambique; Botswana; Democratic Republic of the Congo; Ethiopia; Malawi; Rwanda; Swaziland; Uganda; Zambia; Zimbabwe |
Occurrence |
native: South Africa; native: Tanzania; native: Angola; native: Kenya; native: Namibia; native: Mozambique; native: Botswana; native: Democratic Republic of the Congo; native: Ethiopia; native: Malawi; native: Rwanda; native: Swaziland; native: Uganda; native: Zambia; native: Zimbabwe |
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Karyological information |
Geographical area of study |
River Bulbula, Ethiopia |
Source of chromosomes |
Thymus |
Number of specimens with sex |
15 |
Diploid chromosome number |
50 |
Karyotype formula |
46m/sm+4a |
Fundamental arm number |
96 |
Chromosome length |
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Sex chromosome |
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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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