 Cat-eLog Data Sheet | |
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| Scientific Name | Austroglanis barnardi (Skelton, 1981) |
| Common Name(s) | Barnard Se Kilpbaber (Afrikaans, South African), Barnard's Rock Catfish |
| Synonym(s) | Gephyroglanis barnardi |
| Species Information | |
| Size | 81mm (3.2") SL. Find near, nearer or same sized spp. |
| General Remarks | A critically endangered species of catfish, A. barnardi is threatened by habitat destruction from several causes associated with agricultural development, including stream channelisation, water abstraction, and sedimentation, all of which reduce the incidence of their obligate riffle habitat. They are also threatened by introduced predators and introduced plants may have an extensive effect on their habitat. |
| Habitat Information | |
| Distribution | Thee and Noordhoeks Rivers, both small tributaries of the Clanwilliam Olifants river in the Western Cape, South Africa. African Waters  , Clanwilliam Olifant, Noordhoeks (hover or click on these areas to show maps or find other species found there)African Waters , Clanwilliam Olifant, Thee (hover or click on these areas to show maps or find other species found there) |
| Husbandry Information | |
| Furniture | Inhabits riffles among loosely bedded rocks and coarse sand. |
| Breeding | Unreported. |
| Further Information | |
| Registered Keepers | None.  Add this species to your "my cats" page. |
| Breeding Reports | None. |
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| Last Update | 2010 Dec 22 08:11 (species record created: 2010 Jul 06 05:59) |
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