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Cyprinidae
Barred minnow
Opsaridium zambezense
Twelve Centimeters Carp from African Waters
- Tropical
- Regional distribution
- Freshwater fish
- Africa
- Elongated
- Small
- Tropical fish
Tropical
Regional distribution
Freshwater fish
Elongated
SmallThe barred minnow (Opsaridium zambezense) is a species of freshwater ray-finned fish belonging to the family Danionidae, the danios or danionins. This species is found in river systems from the Democratic Republic of Congo, south to Namibia, Zimbabwe and far northern areas of South Africa.
- Class
- Teleosts
- Family
- Cyprinidae
- Genus
- Opsaridium
- Maximum length
- 12 cm
- Water
- Freshwater
- Body shape
- elongated
- Distribution
- 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 ).
- Conservation status
- LCLeast Concern
Class
Family
Conservation status
