Scaly yellowfish

The scaly yellowfish, or KwaZulu-Natal yellowfish, (Labeobarbus natalensis) is a species of freshwater fish in the family Cyprinidae.

Scaly yellowfish
Conservation status
Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Cypriniformes
Family:	Cyprinidae
Subfamily:	Cyprininae
Genus:	Labeobarbus
Species:	L. natalensis
Binomial name
Labeobarbus natalensis (Castelnau, 1861)[2]
Synonyms[3]
Barbus natalensis Castelnau, 1861 Labeobarbus aureus Cope, 1867 Barbus aureus (Cope, 1867) Barbus bowkeri Boulenger, 1902 Barbus lobochilus Boulenger, 1911 Barbus mfongosi John Gilchrist (zoologist)Gilchrist & Thompson, 1913 Barbus robinsoni Gilchrist & Thompson, 1913 Barbus zuluensis Gilchrist & Thompson, 1913 Barbus dendrotrachelus Fowler, 1934 Barbus grouti Fowler, 1934 Barbus stigmaticus Fowler, 1934 Barbus tugelensis Fowler, 1934 Barbus marleyi Fowler, 1934

This fish is found in the Tugela River System in South Africa, as well as in the Umzimkulu, Umfolozi and the Mgeni. It is one of the most common fishes in KwaZulu-Natal Province and it lives in different habitats between the Drakensberg foothills and the coastal lowlands.^[4] The species has been categorized as least concern (LC) on the IUCN Red List.^[1]

References

1. Cambray, J. (2007). "Labeobarbus natalensis". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2007: e.T63294A12639189. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2007.RLTS.T63294A12639189.en.
2. Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Labeobarbus natalensis". FishBase.
3. "Synonyms of Labeobarbus natalensis (Castelnau, 1861)". Fishbase. Retrieved 8 November 2017.
4. Robert Jeffrey Karssing (2008). "Status of the KwaZulu-Natal yellowfish Labeobarbus natalensis (Castelnau, 1861)". In N.D. Impson; I.R Bills; L. Wolhunter (eds.). Technical Report on the State of Yellowfishes in South Africa (PDF). pp. 31–43. ISBN 978-1-77005-719-7.