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FishMAP:   994
Province:   Mpumalanga
Country:   South Africa
Locus:   2529AC
Observer:   Heymans J
Date of record:   2017-10-22
Number of photos:   3
Notes:   First thought Chubby head barb, but the snout is not rounded and short enough after seeing them side by side
Last updated:   2020-12-03 13:24:43
Sp. code:   758820
Species name:   Barbus unitaeniatus
Common name:  
Family:   Cyprinidae
Record status:   ACCEPTED
Collector's species id:   Small Scale Yellowfish
Institution:   ADU-UCT
Record URL:   https://vmus.adu.org.za/?vm=FishMAP-994
Links:   • Locus: Summary | Records       • Species: Records | Distribution map
VM-number: 994 - photo: 1
VM-number: 994 - photo: 2
VM-number: 994 - photo: 3

Comments by the Expert Panel on this record:

Comment number:   1
By:   Carl Huchzermeyer
Comment:   Probably Enteromius unitaeniatus, though the dorsal fin is a bit far behind the pelvics. If not that then in the B. anoplus group, or B. lineomaculatus group.
Date:   2020-04-16 12:34:23
Species name:   Barbus unitaeniatus
Species code:   758820

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