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Scientific Name Labeobarbus marequensis    (Smith, 1841)
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Type Locality Marico River, South Africa (±24°12'S, 26°53'E).
Synonym(s) Barbus brucii, Barbus brucii gunningi, Barbus cookii, Barbus dwaarsensis, Barbus fairbairnii, Barbus gunningi, Barbus inermis, Barbus marequensis, Barbus nasutus, Barbus rhodesianus, Barbus sabiensis, Barbus sector, Barbus swierstrae, Barbus swierstrai, Barbus victoriae, Barbus zambezensis, Labeobarbus zambezensis, Varicorhinus brucii, Varicorhinus nasutus
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Size 470mm or 18.5" SL. Find near, nearer or same sized spp.
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Distribution Africa: Widely distributed from the middle and lower Zambezi south to the Pongolo system.

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IUCN Red List Category
Least Concern
, range map and more is available on the IUCN species page. Last assessed 2017.
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Breeding Reports There is no breeding report.
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Reference Illustrations of the zoology of South Africa v. 4, pp no pagination, Pl. 10 (fig. 2).
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Last Update 2025 Jan 01 12:57 (species record created: 2017 Oct 22 02:34)