Sawfin  (Barbus serra)

Description

The sawfin is a river-dwelling, South African fish with a long, pointed snout and a large first dorsal fin that is bony and serrated. Two pairs of barbels (fleshy projections) protrude from next to the relatively small mouth. Adult sawfins are deep olive-gold in colour with a light cream underside, and the head of breeding adults is covered with numerous small, pimple-like growths, or tubercles. Juvenile sawfins are silvery with irregular dark blotches (2).

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