Twee River redfin
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The Twee River redfin (Sedercypris erubescens) or simply Twee redfin is a ray-finned fish species in the family Cyprinidae.[2] It was formerly placed with the South African redfins in Pseudobarbus. It is tetraploid. Its closest living relative is the Clanwilliam redfin (S. calidus).[3]
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Twee River redfin | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Cypriniformes |
Family: | Cyprinidae |
Subfamily: | Smiliogastrinae |
Genus: | Sedercypris |
Species: | S. erubescens |
Binomial name | |
Sedercypris erubescens P. H. Skelton, 1974 | |
Synonyms | |
Barbus erubescens |
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It is a smallish fish, just about 40 to 45 mm (1.6 to 1.8 in) long at sexual maturity and twice as long when fully grown. In the breeding season, males and females have the namesake red fins, but males (which are on average a bit larger) also have nuptial tubercles as is typical for cyprinids.[4]