Namaquab Barb

Namaquab Barb
Namaquab Barb
Conservation status
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Cypriniformes
Family: Cyprinidae
Genus: Barbus
Species: B. hospes
Binomial name
Barbus hospes
Barnard, 1938

The Namaquab Barb (Barbus hospes) is a species of ray-finned fish in the Cyprinidae family. It is found in Namibia and South Africa. It is becoming rare due to habitat loss.

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