Barbus catenarius
Barbus catenarius | |
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Photo by the Royal Museum for Central Africa | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Cypriniformes |
Family: | Cyprinidae |
Genus: | Barbus |
Species: | B. catenarius |
Binomial name | |
Barbus catenarius Poll & J. G. Lambert, 1959 | |
Barbus catenarius is a species of cyprinid fish endemic to the Kouilou-Niari River system of the Republic of the Congo. This species can reach a maximum length of 4.5 centimetres (1.8 in) SL.[2] It is yellow to orange in color and has brown scales. It may be more widespread than currently known but further research is needed.
References
- ↑ Moelants, T. 2010. Barbus catenarius. In: IUCN 2012. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2012.2. <www.iucnredlist.org Archived June 27, 2014, at the Wayback Machine.>. Downloaded on 19 May 2013.
- ↑ Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2013). "Barbus catenarius" in FishBase. April 2013 version.
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