Namaquab barb | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Cypriniformes |
Family: | Cyprinidae |
Subfamily: | Smiliogastrinae |
Genus: |
Namaquacypris Skelton, Swartz & Vreven, 2018 |
Species: | N. hospes
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Binomial name | |
Namaquacypris hospes
Barnard, 1938
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Synonyms | |
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The Namaquab barb (Namaquacypris hospes) is a species of cyprinid fish. [2] It is the only species in the genus Namaquacypris. [3]
It is found in Namibia and South Africa. River regulation in the
Orange River system may have benefited this species.
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