Amatola barb
| Amatola barb | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Cypriniformes |
| Family: | Cyprinidae |
| Subfamily: | Barbinae |
| Genus: | Enteromius |
| Species: | E. amatolicus |
| Binomial name | |
| Enteromius amatolicus P. H. Skelton, 1990 | |
| Synonyms | |
|
Barbus amatolicus Skelton, 1990 | |
The Amatola barb (Enteromius amatolicus) is a species of cyprinid fish in the genus Enteromius.[2]
It is endemic to South Africa, where it is threatened by the presence of invasive species and destruction of its habitat.[1]
References
- 1 2 Cambray, J. (2007). "Barbus amatolicus". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCN. 2007: e.T63247A12645048. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2007.RLTS.T63247A12645048.en. Retrieved 20 August 2016.
- ↑ Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2006). "Enteromius amatolicus" in FishBase. April 2006 version.
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