Maluti redfin

The Maluti redfin (Pseudobarbus quathlambae) is a ray-finned fish species in the family Cyprinidae.[2] It is colloquially called the Maluti minnow, but it is not a true minnow.

Maluti redfin
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Cypriniformes
Family: Cyprinidae
Subfamily: Barbinae
Genus: Pseudobarbus
Species:
P. quathlambae
Binomial name
Pseudobarbus quathlambae
(Barnard, 1938)
Synonyms
  • Labeo quathlambae Barnard, 1938
  • Oreodaimon quathlambae (Barnard, 1938)

It is Lesotho's only endemic freshwater fish, and threatened by the impact of invasive species, such as Smallmouth yellowfish.[3]

References

  1. Chakona, A.; Kubheka, S. (2018). "Pseudobarbus quathlambae". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2018: e.T18475A100171498. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-2.RLTS.T18475A100171498.en. Retrieved 16 November 2021.
  2. Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2014). "Pseudobarbus quathlambae" in FishBase. April 2014 version.
  3. Shelton, Jeremy Mark; Clark, Barry Malcolm; Sephaka, Thabo; Turpie, Jane Kirsten (2017). "Population crash in Lesotho's endemic Maloti minnow Pseudobarbus quathlambae following invasion by translocated smallmouth yellowfish Labeobarbus aeneus". Aquatic Conservation: Marine and Freshwater Ecosystems. 27 (1): 65–77. doi:10.1002/aqc.2633. ISSN 1099-0755.


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