Blackback barb

Blackback barb
Scientific classification
Kingdom:Animalia
Phylum:Chordata
Class:Actinopterygii
Order:Cypriniformes
Family:Cyprinidae
Subfamily:Barbinae
Genus:Enteromius
Species: E. barnardi
Binomial name
Enteromius barnardi
R. A. Jubb, 1965
Synonyms
  • Barbus barnardi Jubb, 1965

the blackback barb (Enteromius barnardi), is a species of cyprinid fish native to Africa where it is known to occur in shallow, vegetated waters of the Zambezi River system, the Cunene River system and the Zambian portion of the Congo River system. This species can reach a length of 7 centimetres (2.8 in) SL.

It is also found in the aquarium trade.[2]

References

  1. ↑ Marshall, B. & Tweddle, D. 2010. Barbus barnardi. In: IUCN 2013. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2013.2. <www.iucnredlist.org Archived June 27, 2014, at the Wayback Machine.>. Downloaded on 12 April 2014.
  2. ↑ Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2014). "Enteromius barnardi" in FishBase. February 2014 version.


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