Redspot barb

Redspot barb
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Cypriniformes
Family:	Cyprinidae
Subfamily:	Barbinae
Genus:	Enteromius
Species:	E. kerstenii
Binomial name
	Enteromius kerstenii; (W. K. H. Peters, 1868)
Synonyms
	Barbus kerstenii Peters, 1868; Labeobarbus kerstenii (Peters, 1868); Barbus salmo Pfeffer, 1896; Barbus tangandensis Jubb, 1954; Enteromius tangandensis (Jubb, 1954); Barbus akeleyi Hubbs, 1918; Barbus nigrolinea Pfeffer, 1889; Barbus lumiensis Boulenger, 1903; Barbus minchinii Boulenger, 1906;

The redspot barb (Enteromius kerstenii) is a species of freshwater cyprinid fish found in East Africa. It is named for the large, orange-red spot found on each operculum.

According to FishBase, the South African Enteromius tangandensis (also referred to as "redsport barb") is a synonym of E. kerstenii, whereas the Catalog of Fishes lists them as separate species.

Footnotes

Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2006). "Enteromius kerstenii" in FishBase. April 2006 version.
Eschmeyer, W. (2014) Barbus tangandensis CAS, Catalog of Fishes

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