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Namaquab barb

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Namaquab barb
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Cypriniformes
Family: Cyprinidae
Subfamily: Smiliogastrinae
Genus: Namaquacypris
Skelton, Swartz & Vreven, 2018
Species:
N. hospes
Binomial name
Namaquacypris hospes
Barnard, 1938
Synonyms
  • Barbus hospes
  • Enteromius hospes
  • Pseudobarbus hospes

The Namaquab barb (Namaquacypris hospes) is a species of cyprinid fish.[2] It is the only species in the genus Namaquacypris.[3]


It is found in Namibia and South Africa. River regulation in the Orange River system may have benefited this species.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b Impson, D. (2017). "Enteromius hospes". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2017: e.T2566A100142780. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-3.RLTS.T2566A100142780.en. Retrieved 14 January 2024.
  2. ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Namaquacypris hospes". FishBase. March 2013 version.
  3. ^ Bailly, Nicolas (2022). "Namaquacypris hospes (Barnard, 1938)". WoRMS. World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved 14 January 2024.