Maluti redfin

Maluti redfin
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Cypriniformes
Family: Cyprinidae
Genus: Pseudobarbus
Species: P. quathlambae
Binomial name
Pseudobarbus quathlambae
(Barnard, 1938)

The Maluti redfin (Pseudobarbus quathlambae) is a ray-finned fish species in the family Cyprinidae. It is colloquially called Maluti minnow, but it is not a true minnow.

It is endemic to Lesotho, and threatened by habitat destruction and the impact of invasive species.

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