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Cyprinidae
Southern barred minnow
Opsaridium peringueyi
Nine Centimeters Carp from African Waters
- Tropical
- Lower river
- Restricted distribution
- Freshwater fish
- Africa
- Small
- Tropical fish
Tropical
Restricted distribution
Freshwater fish
SmallSouthern barred minnow is known from Africa as a freshwater fish. It occurs in freshwater habitats.
- Class
- Teleosts
- Family
- Cyprinidae
- Genus
- Opsaridium
- Maximum length
- 9 cm
- Water
- Freshwater
- Distribution
- Africa: Save, Limpopo, Incomati, Umbeluzi and Phongola River systems (Ref. 26673 ). Generally confined to zones below 1200 m altitude along the lower escarpment and Lowveld of the Northern Province and Mpululanga, Swaziland and Kwazulu/Natal (Ref. 26673 ). A relict population in Lephalala River, Limpopo system, in the Waterberg, Northern Province (Ref. 26673 ).
- Conservation status
- LCLeast Concern
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Order
Family
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