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Cyprinidae (Minnows or carps) > Smiliogastrinae
Etymology: Enteromius: Greek, enteron = intestine + Greek, myo, mys = muscle (Ref. 45335); niggie: Name 'niggie' from Afrikaans term 'nig [‘nᶕᶍ]', meaning female cousin, in reference to the historical association of the novel species to E. neefi.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Freshwater; benthopelagic. Subtropical
Africa: South Africa.
Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ? range ? - ? cm
Short description
Identification keys | Morphology | Morphometrics
Dorsal soft rays (total): 11; Anal soft rays: 8; Vertebrae: 32 - 33. This species is distinguished by the following set of characters: soft primary dorsal-fin ray; relatively short compact body (<70mmSL); two pairs of well-developed barbels; 24-30 lateral line scales; bright golden breeding colouration in males; distinctive pigmentation along the margins of flank scales that are expressed as wavy parallel lines; lack of wavy parallel lines below the lateral line; lack of dark bold and rounded spots on the dorsal midline of the body (Ref 133120).
Body shape (shape guide): elongated; Cross section: oval.
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae
Scheepers, M., P.H.N. Bragança and A. Chakona, 2024. Naming the other cousin: a new goldie barb (Cyprinidae: Smiliogastrininae) from the northeast escarpment in South Africa, with proposed taxonomic rearrangement of the goldie barb group in southern Africa. J Fish Biol. 105:1137-1150. (Ref. 133120)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-1)
Threat to humans
Harmless
Human uses
Fisheries: of no interest
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Estimates based on models
Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref.
82804): PD
50 = 0.5000 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Trophic level (Ref.
69278): 3.0 ±0.3 se; based on size and trophs of closest relatives
Resilience (Ref.
120179): High, minimum population doubling time less than 15 months (Preliminary K or Fecundity.).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref.
59153): Low vulnerability (10 of 100).
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