Austroglanis barnardi (Skelton, 1981)
Barnard's rock-catfish

Family:  Austroglanididae (Austroglanids)
Max. size:  8.62 cm SL (male/unsexed)
Environment:  demersal; freshwater
Distribution:  Africa: Clanwilliam Olifants River system, South Africa. Extremely uncommon and threatened by stream channeling, water extraction, sedimentation and introduced bass.
Diagnosis:   
Biology:  Occurs among cobbles in clear, flowing water (Ref. 7248). Maximum length given by R. Bills (pers. comm.).
IUCN Red List Status: Endangered (EN); Date assessed: 02 December 2016 (B1ab(ii,iii,v)+2ab(ii,iii,v)) Ref. (130435)
Threat to humans:  harmless
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