Namaquab barb

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Namaquab barb
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Cypriniformes
Family: Cyprinidae
Subfamily: Smiliogastrinae
Genus: Namaquacypris
Skelton, Swartz & Vreven, 2018 [2]
Species:
N. hospes
Binomial name
Namaquacypris hospes
(Barnard, 1938) [3]
Synonyms [3]
  • Barbus hospes Barnard, 1938
  • Enteromius hospes (Barnard, 1938)
  • Pseudobarbus hospes (Barnard, 1938)

The Namaquab barb (Namaquacypris hospes) is a species of cyprinid fish. [4] It is the only species in the genus Namaquacypris. [5]

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

References

  1. 1 2 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. ↑ Eschmeyer, William N.; Fricke, Ron & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Genera in the family Smiliogastrinae". Catalog of Fishes . California Academy of Sciences . Retrieved 10 January 2025.
  3. 1 2 Eschmeyer, William N.; Fricke, Ron & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Species in the genus Namaquacypris". Catalog of Fishes . California Academy of Sciences . Retrieved 10 January 2025.
  4. ↑ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Namaquacypris hospes". FishBase . October 2024 version.
  5. ↑ Bailly, Nicolas (2022). "Namaquacypris hospes (Barnard, 1938)". WoRMS. World Register of Marine Species . Retrieved 14 January 2024.


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