| Citation | Skelton, P.H., 2001, A complete guide to the freshwater fishes of southern Africa.. Cape Town (South Africa): Struik Publishers, 395 p. |
| Ref. | 52193 Skelton, P.H., 2001 |
| Page | 132 |
| Named Used as Valid | Barbus anoplus |
| Comment | Restricted to the Gouritz River basin (Ref. 124213). |
| Locality | |
| Distribution | Widely distributed from highveld Limpopo to upland KwaZulu-Natal, Transkei and the middle and upper Orange basin, including the Karoo; absent from the lower Orange; present in larger coastal rivers of the Eastern and Western Cape |
| Quote | max length: male 10 cm SL, female 12 cm SL; |