| General information |
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Pseudobarbus afer (Peters, 1864) |
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| Common name | Eastern 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 |
| Karyological information |
| Record 1 |
| Geographical area of study |
Blindekloof, South Africa |
| Source of chromosomes |
Kidney |
| Number of specimens with sex |
06 (02 males; 03 females; 01 Unknown) |
| Diploid chromosome number |
100 |
| Karyotype formula |
12m+40sm+38st+10a |
| Fundamental arm number |
190 |
| Chromosome length |
Not reported |
| Sex chromosome |
Not detected |
| Chromosome staining/banding/FISH |
Nil |
| Reference |
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. |
| Record 2 |
| 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 |
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| Chromosome length |
Not reported |
| Sex chromosome |
Not detected |
| Chromosome staining/banding/FISH |
Nil |
| Reference |
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. |
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