Pseudobarbus burchelli (Smith 1841)

Fish were sampled from pools which were over 2 m deep in places but were as shallow as 30 cm in the vicinity of exposed bedrock. The substrate consisted of silt/sand with some small stony patches and water flow was sluggish to non-existent (Ref. 12527).

Inhabits pools and deeper flowing stretches of larger tributary streams and mainstreams. Feeds on detritus and small organisms, usually taken from the bottom. Breeds in summer. Fry and juveniles form large shoals, adults occur in small groups. Due to the development of towns, agriculture and industry, the habitat of the species has been destroyed. Populations have also been eliminated by introduced predatory fishes (Ref. 7248).