Berg River Redfin

Pseudobarbus burgi

Twelve Centimeters Carp of the South African Coast

Berg River Redfin is a freshwater fish of Africa. The species occupies freshwater habitats. The largest recorded length is 12 cm.

Class: Teleosts
Order: Minnows, Carps, and Loaches
Family: Cyprinidae
Genus: Pseudobarbus
Maximum length: 12 cm
Water: Freshwater
Distribution: Africa: Occurs in the Berg River system and Verlorenvlei Rivers, southwest Cape. Probably extinct in the Eerste River, Cape Province, South Africa (Ref. 2801 ). Decline caused by habitat deterioration and impact of introduced predatory species (Ref. 3881 ). Western Black Sea basin: from Kamchiya (Bulgaria) to Düzdere drainages (Turkey) (Ref. 59043 ).

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