Gorgeous barb
| Clypeobarbus bellcrossi | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Cypriniformes |
| Family: | Cyprinidae |
| Genus: | Clypeobarbus |
| Species: | C. bellcrossi |
| Binomial name | |
| Clypeobarbus bellcrossi (R. A. Jubb, 1965) | |
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Clypeobarbus bellcrossi, the gorgeous barb, is a species of cyprinid fish native to Africa where it is found in the headwaters of the upper Zambezi River system. This species can reach a length of 9 centimetres (3.5 in) TL. It can also be found in the aquarium trade.[2]
References
- ↑ Tweddle, D. 2007. Barbus bellcrossi. In: IUCN 2013. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2013.2. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 12 April 2014.
- ↑ Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2014). "Clypeobarbus bellcrossi" in FishBase. February 2014 version.
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