Maluti_redfin

Maluti redfin

Maluti redfin

Species of fish

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.

Quick Facts Conservation status, Scientific classification ...

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

References

  1. [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. [2]
    Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2014). "Pseudobarbus quathlambae" in FishBase. April 2014 version.
  3. [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.

Freshwater life novel written by Charles Grffiths, Jenny Day and Mike Picker


Stub icon

This Cyprininae article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.
Share this article:

This article uses material from the Wikipedia article Maluti_redfin, and is written by contributors. Text is available under a CC BY-SA 4.0 International License; additional terms may apply. Images, videos and audio are available under their respective licenses.