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Teleostei (teleosts) > Cypriniformes (Carps) > Cyprinidae (Minnows or carps) > Smiliogastrinae
Etymology: Coptostomabarbus: Greek, koptos, -e, -on = bruise + Greek, stoma = mouth + Latin, barbus = barbel (Ref. 45335).
Eponymy: Dr Gaston-François de Witte (1897–1980) was a Belgian herpetologist. [...] (Ref. 128868), visit book page.
More on authors: David & Poll.

Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Ecology

Freshwater; benthopelagic. Tropical; 11°S - 21°S

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Africa: Okavango Delta, upper Zambezi system, Kafue floodplains and floodplains of the Lualaba tributary of the Congo. Probably closely related to the sicklefin barb, Barbus haasianus.

Size / Weight / Age

Maturity: L_m ? range ? - ? cm
Max length : 4.0 cm SL male/unsexed; (Ref. 7248)

Occurs in swamps and floodplains in shallow densely vegetated still-water habitats. Feeds on minute planktonic organisms (Ref. 7248).

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Lévêque, C. and J. Daget, 1984. Cyprinidae. p. 217-342. In J. Daget, J.-P. Gosse and D.F.E. Thys van den Audenaerde (eds.) Check-list of the freshwater fishes of Africa (CLOFFA). ORSTOM, Paris and MRAC, Tervuren. Vol. 1. (Ref. 2801)

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2024-2)

Least Concern (LC) ; Date assessed: 01 May 2009

CITES

Not Evaluated

CMS (Ref. 116361)

Not Evaluated

Threat to humans

Harmless

Human uses

Fisheries: commercial; aquarium: commercial

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Coptostomabarbus wittei David & Poll, 1937