Species FAO code: FCY

Barbus rouxi

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Commercial designations
Production methods and fishing gears
Species distribution and habitat
Species description
Combined Nomenclature

Commercial designations

Country	Commercial designations	Names accepted or permitted locally or regionally
Portugal	pt Barbo	–
Slovenia	sl mrene	–

Main production methods

Caught

Source: Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. FishBase. Barbus rouxi Daget, 1962

Habitat

Freshwater

FAO major fishing areas

List item: Africa - Inland waters

Area 1 - Africa - Inland waters

Source: Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. FishBase. Barbus rouxi Daget, 1962

Scientific name

Barbus rouxi

Author

Daget, 1962

Rank

Species

FAO code

FCY

Morphological description

Diagnosis: mouth inferior; two pairs of very short barbels; 34-37 scales in lateral line; 12 circumpeduncular scales (Ref. 81639). Description: small species with elongate body; lips moderately developed; posterior pair of barbels not reaching to the middle of eyes; scales radially striated; lateral line complete; 5.5 scales between lateral line and dorsal fin origin; 4.5 scales between lateral line and mid-belly; 2 scales between lateral line and pelvic fin insertion; D:III,8; A:III,5; dorsal fin with slight concave border, last simple ray flexible (Ref 81639). Coloration: ground color yellowish white in preserved specimens; posterior border of scales dark above lateral line: small faint dark spot on upper and middle part of dorsal fin (Ref. 81639).

Taxonomic classification

ClassActinopterygii
- OrderCypriniformes
  - FamilyCyprinidae
    - GenusBarbus
      - SpeciesBarbus rouxi

Source: Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. FishBase. Barbus rouxi Daget, 1962

An annually revised goods classification scheme used in EU for the purposes of customs duty and foreign trade statistics. The scheme is based on the Harmonized System nomenclature, further extended with Community subdivisions. Each subdivision is identified by an eight-digit numerical code. Read more: Combined Nomenclature

03 — CHAPTER 3 - FISH AND CRUSTACEANS, MOLLUSCS AND OTHER AQUATIC INVERTEBRATES
- 0301 — Live fish
  - Other live fish
    - 0301 99 — Other
      - Freshwater fish
        0301 99 18 — Other
- 0302 — Fish, fresh or chilled, excluding fish fillets and other fish meat of heading 0304
  - Other fish, excluding livers and roes
    - 0302 89 — Other
      - 0302 89 10 — Freshwater fish
- 0303 — Fish, frozen, excluding fish fillets and other fish meat of heading 0304
  - Other fish, excluding livers and roes
    - 0303 89 — Other
      - 0303 89 10 — Freshwater fish
- 0304 — Fish fillets and other fish meat (whether or not minced), fresh, chilled or frozen
  - Fresh or chilled fillets of other fish
    - 0304 49 — Other
      - 0304 49 10 — Freshwater fish
  - Other, fresh or chilled
    - 0304 59 — Other
      - 0304 59 10 — Freshwater fish
  - Frozen fillets of other fish
    - 0304 89 — Other
      - 0304 89 10 — Freshwater fish
  - Other, frozen
    - 0304 99 — Other
      - Other
        0304 99 21 — Freshwater fish

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