| Cyprinidae (Minnows or carps), subfamily: Torinae |
| 98.7 cm TL (male/unsexed); max.weight: 11 kg |
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benthopelagic; freshwater, potamodromous |
| Africa: Clanwilliam Olifants River system, South Africa. |
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| Favors deep pools and runs of large tributaries and mainstreams as well as impounded waters. Omnivorous, feeding on algae and aquatic invertebrates such as insects, snails, and crabs. Large specimens also take frogs and small fish. Breeds in summer, migrating upstream to spawn over gravel beds. |
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Near Threatened (NT); Date assessed: 07 December 2016 (B1b(ii,iii,v)+2b(ii,iii,v)) Ref. (130435)
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| harmless |
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Found in the Clanwilliam Olifants system, western Cape. Populations have been affected due to the construction of large dams, abstraction of water and the introduction of bass. Bred at a specially built hatchery and restocked. Also Ref. 2801, 6376, 27553, 13332. |
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