Atlas of freshwater fish in southern and eastern Africa.

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FishMAP:   1320
Province:   Mpumalanga
Country:   South Africa
Locus:   2529AC
Observer:   Stanton Mark
Date of record:   2019-05-22
Number of photos:   1
Notes:   large schools of various sized specimens possibly spawning
Last updated:   2020-04-07 12:02:14
Sp. code:   730077
Species name:   FAMILY Cyprinidae
Common name:   Unidentified Cyprinidae
Family:   Cyprinidae
Record status:   ACCEPTED
Collector's species id:   Tilapia?
Institution:   ADU-UCT
Record URL:   https://vmus.adu.org.za/?vm=FishMAP-1320
Links:   • Locus: Summary | Records       • Species: Records | Distribution map
VM-number: 1320 - photo: 1

Comments by the Expert Panel on this record:

Comment number:   1
By:   Carl Huchzermeyer
Comment:   Not tilapia. Either yellowfish or labeos
Date:   2020-04-07 10:02:14
Species name:   FAMILY Cyprinidae -- Unidentified Cyprinidae
Species code:   730077

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