| General information |
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Pseudobarbus asper (Boulenger, 1911) |
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| Common name | Smallscale redfin, Kleinskub-rooivlerkie |
| Synonyms |
Barbus asper Boulenger, 1911 |
| 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 |
| Geographical area of study |
Groot river, South Africa |
| Source of chromosomes |
Kidney |
| Number of specimens with sex |
09 (07 males; 02 females) |
| Diploid chromosome number |
100 |
| Karyotype formula |
14m+46sm+32st+8a |
| Fundamental arm number |
192 |
| 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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