Maluti redfin
{{Short description|Species of fish}}
{{Speciesbox
| status = EN
| status_system = IUCN3.1
| taxon = Pseudobarbus quathlambae
| display_parents = 3
| authority = (Barnard, 1938)
| synonyms =
- Labeo quathlambae Barnard, 1938
- Oreodaimon quathlambae (Barnard, 1938)
}}
The Maluti redfin (Pseudobarbus quathlambae) is a ray-finned fish species in the family Cyprinidae.{{FishBase |genus= Pseudobarbus|species= quathlambae| month = April | year = 2014}} It is colloquially called the Maluti minnow, but it is not a true minnow.
It is Lesotho's only endemic freshwater fish, and threatened by the impact of invasive species, such as Smallmouth yellowfish.{{Cite journal|last=Shelton|first=Jeremy Mark|last2=Clark|first2=Barry Malcolm|last3=Sephaka|first3=Thabo|last4=Turpie|first4=Jane Kirsten|date=2017|title=Population crash in Lesotho's endemic Maloti minnow Pseudobarbus quathlambae following invasion by translocated smallmouth yellowfish Labeobarbus aeneus|journal=Aquatic Conservation: Marine and Freshwater Ecosystems|language=en|volume=27|issue=1|pages=65–77|doi=10.1002/aqc.2633|issn=1099-0755}}
References
{{Reflist}}Freshwater life novel written by Charles Grffiths, Jenny Day and Mike Picker
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Category:Cyprinid fish of Africa
Category:Endemic fauna of Lesotho
Category:Fish described in 1938
Category:Taxonomy articles created by Polbot
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