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The Clanwilliam redfin occurs in the Cederberg Wilderness Area and the Matjies River Nature Reserve, where it is at least safe from habitat destruction. It is listed as Endangered by the Nature Conservation Ordinance of Western Cape Province. For the time being, it may not be killed or caught.
The Clanwilliam redfin ("P." calidus) [4] is another threatened and legally protected species found in the Olifants River; it is more [5] The Clanwilliam yellowfish ( Labeobarbus seeberi ) is another large cyprinid in this basin endemic to the Western Cape region.
The Cape kurper (Sandelia capensis) is native to South Africa but does not occur naturally in the Twee River redfin's range; it has been introduced to the Suurvlei River, however. The kurper competes with the redfin for food and probably also eats young S. erubescens. It is the probable cause for the redfin's disappearance from the lower ...
The predominant vegetation is Mediterranean fynbos in the wetter south and west, changing to semi desert scrub in the north and east. The endangered Clanwilliam cedar (Widdringtonia wallichii) of the family Cupressaceae and the snow protea (Protea cryophila) of the Proteaceae are endemic to the area, found only in more remote areas high up in the mountains.
Widdringtonia wallichii, Clanwilliam cedar or Clanwilliam cypress, previously Widdringtonia cedarbergensis [3] [4] is a species of Widdringtonia native to South Africa, where it is endemic to the Cederberg Mountains northeast of Cape Town in Western Cape Province.
Map all coordinates using OpenStreetMap Download coordinates as: KML GPX (all coordinates) GPX (primary coordinates) GPX (secondary coordinates) This is a list of the heritage sites in Clanwilliam, Western Cape as recognized by the South African Heritage Resources Agency. SAHRA identifier Site name Description Town District NHRA status Coordinates Image 9/2/022/0001 Boontjieskloof Farm ...
John Cradock, the Governor of the Cape Colony (1811–1814), named the town after his father-in-law, The 1st Earl of Clanwilliam, an Anglo-Irish nobleman. [4]Clanwilliam is situated at an elevation of 100 metres (330 ft), [5] between the western slopes of the Cederberg mountains and the east bank of the Olifants River, which is impounded there by the Clanwilliam Dam.
The sawfin (Cheilobarbus serra), also known as Clanwilliam sawfin, is a ray-finned fish species in the family Cyprinidae. [2] It was formerly placed with the South African redfins in Pseudobarbus . It is tetraploid .