Barbus pallidus

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Taxonomy [top]

Kingdom	Phylum	Class	Order	Family
ANIMALIA	CHORDATA	ACTINOPTERYGII	CYPRINIFORMES	CYPRINIDAE

Scientific Name:	Barbus pallidus
Species Authority:	A. Smith, 1841
Common Name/s: English – Goldie Barb
Taxonomic Notes:	Vaal river fishes currently assigned to B. pallidus represent one or possibly more undescribed species. The taxonomy is in need of revision supported by genetic study.

Assessment Information [top]

Red List Category & Criteria:	Least Concern     ver 3.1
Year Published:	2007
Assessor/s:	Cambray, J.
Reviewer/s:	Tweddle, D. (Freshwater Fish Red List Authority) & Darwall, W. (Freshwater Biodiversity Assessment Unit)
Justification: Although impacted by alien invasive fish species, B. pallidus is still a widespread species under no immediate threat. Taxonomic splitting is unlikely to affect this assessment category.

Geographic Range [top]

Range Description:	Coastal streams of the Eastern Cape from Great Fish River to the Krom (Skelton 2001). Also recorded from tributaries of the Vaal, although this population needs taxonomic review.
Countries:	Native: South Africa (Eastern Cape Province, KwaZulu-Natal)
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Population [top]

Population:	Widespread in the Eastern Cape but very patchily distributed as a result of alien fishes, particularly American bass species.
Population Trend:	Unknown

Habitat and Ecology [top]

Habitat and Ecology:	Occurs in pools in clear rocky streams, often with emergent marginal vegetation. Feeds on aquatic insects. Breeds in summer, breeding pairs laying eggs in the vegetation.
Systems:	Freshwater

Threats [top]

Major Threat(s):

The species is threatened in some rivers by alien fishes.

Conservation Actions [top]

Conservation Actions:

The species has little protection at present although it occurs in some game reserves.

Bibliography [top]

IUCN. 2007. 2007 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Available at: www.iucnredlist.org. (Accessed: 12th September 2007). Skelton, P.H. 2001. A Complete Guide to the Freshwater Fishes of Southern Africa. Struik Publishers, Cape Town, South Africa.