FB-11608 http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=11608 Animalia Chordata Teleostei Cypriniformes Danionidae Opsaridium Opsaridium ubangiense (Pellegrin, 1901) Balkghieliemientjie Balk-ghieliemientjie Mbala Pstruhovec mozambický Barred minnow Dwarf sanjika Northern barred minnow Vöödik-norjasdaanio Sambesinopsari Lumbungo Lusese Lutemba Muka Mwota Sakunge Sese 馬口波魚 马口波鱼 Barilius neavii Boulenger, 1907 Barilius stephensoni Gilchrist & Thompson, 1913 Barilius stevensoni Gilchrist & Thompson, 1913 Barilius zambesensis (Peters, 1852) Barilius zambezensis (Peters, 1852) Leuciscus zambezensis Peters, 1852 Opsaridium peringueyi (non Gilchrist & Thompson, 1913) Opsaridium zambezensis (Peters, 1852) 1994-07-01 2024-05-24 Baensch, H.A. and R. Riehl0 Aquarien atlas. Band 2. Mergus, Verlag für Natur-und Heimtierkunde GmbH, Melle, Germany. 1216 p. (Ref. 2060) Lévêque, C. and J. Daget0 Cyprinidae. p. 217-342. In J. Daget, J.-P. Gosse and D.F.E. Thys van den Audenaerde (eds.) 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Original author and source must be properly acknowledged WorldFish Center - FishBase General public http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=11609 http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#Morphology http://www.fishbase.us/images/species/Opzam_u0.gif http://www.fishbase.us/images/thumbnails/gif/tn_Opzam_u0.gif FB-GeneralDescr-11609 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Pascualita Sa-a 1994-07-01 00:00:00 2023-11-22 00:00:00 Biology http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ WorldFish Center - FishBase General public http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=11609 http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#Distribution Prefers clear, flowing waters of larger perennial rivers, frequenting pools below rocky rapids (Ref. 2801). Found also in quiet water with aquatic wed cover. Lives in shoals, usually in shallow water over sandy bottoms. It feeds on aquatic larvae and insects, shrimps and small crustaceans, from surface or water column (Ref. 13337, 52193). Breeds in spring and summer (Ref. 7248, 52193). Also caught with dip nets (Ref. 4967). 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) FB-DiagnosticDescr-11609 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Dwight Neal 1998-10-13 00:00:00 2023-11-22 00:00:00 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ WorldFish Center - FishBase General public http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=11609 http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#Uses Diagnosis: With striking vertical bars, lateral line curving down towards the ventral surface of the body and a large curved mouth (Ref. 13337).The dorsal fin is rounded; barbels absent (Ref. 13337).Description: Body slender, spindle-shaped, with narrow caudal peduncle (Ref. 52193). Head pointed; eyes large; mouth large, extending to below orbits (Ref. 52193). Mature males with conical tubercles on tip of snout, lower head and jaw, scales behind the pelvic fins and on the fins (Ref. 52193). Dorsal fin with 3 unbranched and 8-10 branched rays; anal fin with 2-3 unbranched and 11-14 branched rays; dorsal-fin origin behind pelvic fins; caudal fin deeply forked; anal fin of males expanded in front (Ref. 52193). Scales in lateral line 37-44, usually 14 around caudal peduncle; lateral line dips to lower half of body (Ref. 52193).Colouration: Predominantly silvery with greenish-olive tinge and up to 12 split or paired blue-black bars along body (bars increase with growth), black outer membranes and hind corner to dorsal fin (Ref. 52193). Mature males become infused with pink-red on body and fins (Ref. 52193). Skelton, P.H. 2001 A complete guide to the freshwater fishes of southern Africa. Cape Town (South Africa): Struik Publishers, 395 p. (Ref. 52193) FB-Morphology-11609 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Dwight Neal 1998-10-13 00:00:00 2023-11-22 00:00:00 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ WorldFish Center - FishBase General public http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=11609 http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#Size Dorsal spines (total): 0; Dorsal soft rays (total): 11 - 13; Analspines: 0; Analsoft rays: 13 - 17 Skelton, P.H. 2001 A complete guide to the freshwater fishes of southern Africa. Cape Town (South Africa): Struik Publishers, 395 p. (Ref. 52193) FB-Distribution-11609 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Pascualita Sa-a 1994-07-01 00:00:00 2023-11-22 00:00:00 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ WorldFish Center - FishBase General public http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=11609 http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#Threats Africa: Zambezi, Okavango, Pungwe, Limpopo, and Buzi River systems southwards to the Pongolo River; absent in Kafue and Cunene Rivers (Ref. 7248, 52193). Also in the Luapula River system in Democratic Republic of the Congo and Zambia; records from southern tributaries of the Congo (Kasai, Luachimo, Chiumbe, Kwilu) may represent an other, unidentified species (Ref. 26673). 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) FB-Uses-11609 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Pascualita Sa-a 1994-07-01 00:00:00 2023-11-22 00:00:00 Importance http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ WorldFish Center - FishBase General public http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=11609 http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#Habitat fisheries: minor commercial Balon, E.K. 1974 Fishes of Lake Kariba, Africa. T.F.H. Publications, Neptune City, New Jersey. (Ref. 3126) Skelton, P.H. 1993 A complete guide to the freshwater fishes of southern Africa. Southern Book Publishers. 388 p. (Ref. 7248) FB-TrophicStrategy-11609 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Drina Sta. Iglesia 2000-12-20 00:00:00 2001-03-05 00:00:00 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ WorldFish Center - FishBase General public zambezense http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#Distribution Prefers clear, flowing waters of larger perennial rivers, frequenting pools below rocky rapids. Found also in quiet water with aquatic wed cover. Lives in shoals, usually in shallow water over sandy bottoms. Frequency of occurence in Caprivi: occasionally in sandy streams, occasionally on rocky streams (Ref. 037065). Feeds on aquatic larvae and insects, shrimps and small crustaceans. 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) FB-Size-11609 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Pascualita Sa-a 1994-07-01 00:00:00 2023-11-22 00:00:00 Max. size http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=11609 12.0 cm SL (male/unsexed; (Ref. 52193)) Skelton, P.H. 2001 A complete guide to the freshwater fishes of southern Africa. Cape Town (South Africa): Struik Publishers, 395 p. (Ref. 52193) FB-Threats-2 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Belen Acosta 1990-10-18 00:00:00 2024-03-07 00:00:00 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ WorldFish Center - FishBase General public http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=2 http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#Size Least Concern (LC) , IUCN Grouper and Wrasse Specialist Group IUCN 2006 2006 IUCN red list of threatened species. www.iucnredlist.org. Downloaded July 2006. FB-Habitat-11609 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Pascualita Sa-a 1994-07-01 00:00:00 2023-11-22 00:00:00 Environment http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ WorldFish Center - FishBase General public http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=11609 http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#Threats benthopelagic; freshwater; pH range: 6.5 - 7.0; dH range: 8 - 12