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White Mbala
Engraulicypris gariepinus Barnard, 1943
Also calledMbala-branca (por)
First described in: Barnard, K. H. (1943). Revision of the indigenous freshwater fishes of the s.w. Cape region. <em>Annals of the South African Museum.</em> 36 (pt 2): 101-262.
Engraulicypris gariepinus, commonly known as the White Mbala, is an African species of freshwater ray-finned fish belonging to the family Danionidae. It is found in the Orange River below the Augrabies Falls. It is sometimes considered conspecific with the river sardine.
== References ==
Descriptions from checklists and floras indexed by GBIF
biology_ecology
Biology. This shoaling fish favours open, shallow water, normally occurring in slack pools and particularly below riffles. Populations found in the lower Orange and Fish Rivers are limited by the Augrabies and Fish River Falls. They are thought to feed mainly on small autochthonous invertebrates (planktonic crustaceans or insects), and are caught in large numbers where they occur. They are restricted to turbid waters, which provide protection from visual predators (R. Bills, pers. obs.).
Phylogeographic, morphometric and taxonomic re-evaluation of the river sardine, Mesobolabrevianalis (Boulenger, 1908) (Teleostei, Cyprinidae, Chedrini)
diagnosis
Diagnosis. Caudal fin membrane clear to pale orange towards midline; anal fin extending over three quarters of length of caudal peduncle; caudal peduncle short; operculum entirely (not partially) shiny; body midline silver (not black); iris dark to light grey (not white); head with tubercles along lower jaw and lower head in breeding males; snout rounded, with dense dark spotting on tip; pelvic fin melanophores absent.
Phylogeographic, morphometric and taxonomic re-evaluation of the river sardine, Mesobolabrevianalis (Boulenger, 1908) (Teleostei, Cyprinidae, Chedrini)
distribution
Distribution. South Africa, Namibia: Lower Orange River system, Fish River (Barnard 1943).
Phylogeographic, morphometric and taxonomic re-evaluation of the river sardine, Mesobolabrevianalis (Boulenger, 1908) (Teleostei, Cyprinidae, Chedrini)
etymology
Etymology. ' Gariepinus ' refers to the Gariep, a San name for the Orange River that means ' Great water'.
Phylogeographic, morphometric and taxonomic re-evaluation of the river sardine, Mesobolabrevianalis (Boulenger, 1908) (Teleostei, Cyprinidae, Chedrini)
Where it has been recorded
Recorded sightings
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From the GBIF Backbone Taxonomy and occurrence records (GBIF.org), with Wikipedia and the Source Library. GBIF species 2363111.