Austroglanis barnardi [SEP] IUCN conservation status
Austroglanis barnardi
General.
Austroglanis barnardi is an endangered species of catfish (order Siluriformes). It is one of three members of the family Austroglanididae. It is also known as the spotted rock-catfish or Barnard's rock-catfish.
Biology.
Not much is known about the biology of A. barnardi because of the discovery being so recent. It has a 12 year generation time but nothing more is known about reproduction within the species. It feeds on aquatic insects, benthic invertebrates and other small fishes.
Austroglanis
Austroglanis is the only genus in the catfish family Austroglanididae. This family was split off from the Bagridae catfish family. All three species of catfishes in the family Austroglanididae are endemic to southern Africa (South Africa and Namibia), and two species are threatened.
These fish have three pairs of barbels (they lack nasal barbels). They have strong dorsal and pectoral fin spines. The adipose fin is small.
Species.
There are currently three described species in this genus:
- "Austroglanis barnardi