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FishBase Names Scientific source: Integrated Taxonomic Information System Supported by National Biological Information Infrastructure National Science Foundation go to Discover Life's Facebook group Following modified from FishBase    Top | See original http://www.fishbase.org/Summary/speciesSummary.php?genusname=Caecobarbus&speciesname=geertsii ---> http://192.134.151.83/Summary/speciesSummary.php?genusname=Caecobarbus&speciesname=geertsii http://192.134.151.83/Summary/speciesSummary.php?genusname=Caecobarbus&speciesname=geertsii ---> https://fishbase.mnhn.fr/Summary/speciesSummary.php?genusname=Caecobarbus&speciesname=geertsii https://fishbase.mnhn.fr/Summary/speciesSummary.php?genusname=Caecobarbus&speciesname=geertsii ---> https://fishbase.mnhn.fr/summary/Caecobarbus-geertsii.html You can sponsor this page Common name (e.g. trout) contains begins with begins with ends with is Genus + Species (e.g. Gadus morhua) About this page More Info Plus d'info Mais info Languages Arabic Bahasa/Malay Bangla Chinese(Si) Chinese(Tr) Deutsch English Español Farsi Français Greek Hindi Italiano Japanese Lao Nederlands Português(Br) Português(Pt) Russian Swedish Thai Vietnamese User feedbacks Comments &   Corrections Fish Forum Guest Book Facebook Citation Uploads Attach website Upload photo Upload video Upload   references Fish Watcher Related species Species in    Caecobarbus Species in    Cyprinidae - Classification - Smiliogastrinae Cyprinidae Cypriniformes Teleostei Chordata Animalia Caecobarbus geertsii Boulenger , 1921 Congo blind barb Upload your photos  and  videos Google image No image available for this species; drawing shows typical species in Cyprinidae. Classification / Names Common names | Synonyms | Catalog of Fishes( genus , species ) | ITIS | CoL | WoRMS | Cloffa Teleostei (teleosts) > Cypriniformes (Carps) > Cyprinidae (Minnows or carps) > Smiliogastrinae Etymology: Caecobarbus: Latin, caecus = blind + Latin, barbus = barbel (Ref. 45335 ) . More on author: Boulenger . Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Ecology Freshwater; benthopelagic. Tropical; 0°S - 5°S Distribution Countries | FAO areas | Ecosystems | Occurrences | Point map | Introductions | Faunafri Africa: known only from some caves near Mbanza-Ngungu (lower Congo River basin), Democratic Republic of the Congo (Ref. 86866 ). Size / Weight / Age Maturity: L m   ?   range ? - ? cm Max length : 12.0 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 86866 ) Biology     Glossary (e.g. epibenthic) Blind fish which lives in caves (Ref. 86866 ), about (700)750-850 m above sea-level (Ref. 2801 , 86866 ). Feeds on small crustaceans living in the caves and also on animals washed into the caves (Ref. 557 ), although this needs confirmation (Ref. 86866 ). Estimated longevity 9-14 years, but may exceed 15 years (Ref. 86866 ). Not closely related to any extant epigean species of the Congo region. Classified as `textbook and popular press fish' in Ref. 4537. Life cycle and mating behavior Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae Expels eggs in a more or less haphazard fashion, the substrate on which the species spawns must have crevices and pores into which the adhesive eggs can roll and be hidden so to prevent predation by its parents or other cave inhabitants. Main reference Upload your references | References | Coordinator | Collaborators Vreven, E., A. Kimbembi ma Ibaka and S. Wamuini Lunkayilakio , 2011. The Congo blind barb: Mbanza-Ngungu’s albino cave fish. p.74-75. In W.R.T. Darwall, K.G. Smith, D.J. Allen, R.A. Holland, I.J. Harrison and E.G.E. Brooks (eds.). The diversity of life in African freshwaters: under water, under threat. An analysis of the status and distribution of freshwater species throughout mainland Africa. IUCN, Cambridge, United Kingdom and Gland, Switzerland, 348p. (Ref. 86866 ) IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435 )   Vulnerable (VU)  (B1ab(i,ii,iii,iv)+2ab(i,ii,iii,iv)); Date assessed: 16 February 2009 CITES Appendix II: International trade monitored CMS (Ref. 116361 ) Not Evaluated Threat to humans   Harmless Human uses Fisheries: of no interest; aquarium: commercial FAO - Publication: search | FishSource | More information Countries FAO areas Ecosystems Occurrences Introductions Stocks Ecology Diet Food items Food consumption Ration Common names Synonyms Metabolism Predators Ecotoxicology Reproduction Maturity Spawning Spawning aggregation Fecundity Eggs Egg development Age/Size Growth Length-weight Length-length Length-frequencies Morphometrics Morphology Larvae Larval dynamics Recruitment Abundance BRUVS References Aquaculture Aquaculture profile Strains Genetics Electrophoreses Heritability Diseases Processing Nutrients Mass conversion Collaborators Pictures Stamps, Coins Misc. 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Bayesian length-weight: a=0.01000 (0.00244 - 0.04107), b=3.04 (2.81 - 3.27), in cm total length, based on all LWR estimates for this body shape (Ref. 93245 ). Trophic level (Ref. 69278 ):  3.5   ±0.45 se; based on food items. Resilience (Ref. 120179 ):  High, minimum population doubling time less than 15 months (Preliminary K or Fecundity.). Fishing Vulnerability (Ref. 59153 ):  Low vulnerability (10 of 100). 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