Southern barred minnow

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Southern barred minnow
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Cypriniformes
Family: Cyprinidae
Subfamily: Danioninae
Genus: Opsaridium
Species:
O. peringueyi
Binomial name
Opsaridium peringueyi
Synonyms
  • Barilius peringueyiGilchrist & Thompson, 1913

The southern barred minnow (Opsaridium peringueyi) is a species of cyprinid fish found in Mozambique, South Africa, and Eswatini. [2]

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References

  1. Roux, F.; Bills, R.; Engelbrecht, J.; Marshall, B. (2017). "Opsaridium peringueyi". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2017: e.T15409A100169312. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-3.RLTS.T15409A100169312.en . Retrieved 16 November 2021.
  2. Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2011). "Opsaridium peringueyi" in FishBase . August 2011 version.