Straightfin Barb
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| Barbus paludinosus Peters, 1852 |
The Straightfin Barb (Barbus paludinosus) is a species of ray-finned fish in the Cyprinidae family. It is found in Burundi, Kenya, Malawi, Tanzania, and Uganda. Its natural habitats are rivers, freshwater lakes, freshwater marshes, and inland deltas. It is threatened by habitat loss.
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- Ntakimazi, G., Twongo, T.K. & Kazambe, J. 2005. Barbus paludinosus. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 19 July 2007.
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