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Enteromius
''Enteromius'' is a genus of small to medium-sized cyprinid fish native to tropical Africa. Most species were placed in the genus ''Barbus ''Barbus'' is a genus of ray-finned fish in the family Cyprinidae. The type species of ''Barbus'' is the common barbel, first described as ''Cyprinus barbus'' and now named ''Barbus barbus''. ''Barbus'' is the namesake genus of the subfamil ...''. Species Species in this genus are: References External links {{Taxonbar, from=Q23072870 Cyprinid fish of Africa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Enteromius Anoplus
The chubbyhead barb (''Enteromius anoplus'') is a species of freshwater ray-finned fish in the genus ''Enteromius''. The fish is found throughout South Africa in a variety of aquatic environments. The species is notable for its two breeding seasons, which allows it to flourish despite a short lifespan. Identification The females () are larger than males (). They have blunt heads with a small mouth. A few beards reach down to the mouth. During the breeding season the males are brightly golden coloured, otherwise all the fish are a greyish green on the back with a small spot on the tail fin. Distribution The fish is widespread in rivers from the Highveld down to KwaZulu-Natal, former Transkei and the middle and upper parts of the Orange River. The species is also found in the bigger rivers of the Western and Eastern Cape. Habitat The fish prefers cooler water to live in and occur in a variety of habitats, from large lakes and rivers to small streams. They keep to dark waters where ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Enteromius Afrohamiltoni
Hamilton's barb (''Enteromius afrohamiltoni''), also known as the plump barb, is a species of ray-finned fish in the genus ''Enteromius ''Enteromius'' is a genus of small to medium-sized cyprinid fish native to tropical Africa. Most species were placed in the genus ''Barbus ''Barbus'' is a genus of ray-finned fish in the family Cyprinidae. The type species of ''Barbus'' is ...''. The fish is named in honor of Lt.-Col. J. Stevenson Hamilton, a warden at Kruger National Park, who collected the type specimen. Footnotes * Enteromius Cyprinid fish of Africa Taxa named by Robert S. Crass Fish described in 1960 {{Barbinae-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Enteromius Anema
''Enteromius anema'' is a species of ray-finned fish in the genus ''Enteromius ''Enteromius'' is a genus of small to medium-sized cyprinid fish native to tropical Africa. Most species were placed in the genus ''Barbus ''Barbus'' is a genus of ray-finned fish in the family Cyprinidae. The type species of ''Barbus'' is ...''. It is widespread in Africa, being found in Cameroon, Central African Republic, Chad, Egypt, Ethiopia, Guinea, Mali, Nigeria, South Sudan and Sudan. It grows to a length of about 5 cm. References Enteromius Taxa named by George Albert Boulenger Fish described in 1903 {{Barbinae-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Enteromius Ablabes
''Enteromius ablabes'' is a species of ray-finned fish in the genus ''Enteromius''. It occurs in West Africa from the Sahel to the coast between Guinea and Nigeria Nigeria ( ), , ig, Naìjíríyà, yo, Nàìjíríà, pcm, Naijá , ff, Naajeeriya, kcg, Naijeriya officially the Federal Republic of Nigeria, is a country in West Africa. It is situated between the Sahel to the north and the Gulf o ..., south to the central Congo Basin. Footnotes Enteromius Taxa named by Pieter Bleeker Fish described in 1863 {{Enteromius-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Enteromius Fasciolatus
The African banded barb, Angola barb, blue-barred barb or fire barb (''Enteromius fasciolatus'') is a ray-finned fish species in the family Cyprinidae. It is found mainly in Angola and Zambia, extending into neighboring Botswana, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Namibia and Zimbabwe. Its natural habitats are the upper and middle Zambezi River, the Cunene and Kafue Rivers, the Luapula River and Lake Mweru, the Okavango River, Lake Kariba, and the Zambian Congo River, as well as some of their tributaries. This species is an aquarium fish of some importance. Lively and peaceful, it does not thrive in high water hardness Hard water is water that has high mineral content (in contrast with "soft water"). Hard water is formed when water percolates through deposits of limestone, chalk or gypsum, which are largely made up of calcium and magnesium carbonates, bicarbo ... and needs to be kept in groups. References Enteromius Fish described in 1868 Taxa named by Albert ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Enteromius Anniae
''Enteromius anniae'' is a species of ray-finned fish in the genus ''Enteromius''. It has only been recorded from the River Koumba, a tributary of the Tominé/Corubal River in Guinea and Guinea-Bissau Guinea-Bissau ( ; pt, Guiné-Bissau; ff, italic=no, 𞤘𞤭𞤲𞤫 𞤄𞤭𞤧𞤢𞥄𞤱𞤮, Gine-Bisaawo, script=Adlm; Mandinka: ''Gine-Bisawo''), officially the Republic of Guinea-Bissau ( pt, República da Guiné-Bissau, links=no ), .... References Enteromius Taxa named by Christian Lévêque Fish described in 1983 {{Barbinae-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Enteromius Annectens
The broadstriped barb (''Enteromius annectens'') is a species of ray-finned fish in the genus ''Enteromius''. It is known to be widely distributed on the coastal plain of south-east Africa, but may be a species complex In biology, a species complex is a group of closely related organisms that are so similar in appearance and other features that the boundaries between them are often unclear. The taxa in the complex may be able to hybridize readily with each oth .... Footnotes * Enteromius Fish described in 1917 Cyprinid fish of Africa Taxa named by John Dow Fisher Gilchrist Taxa named by William Wardlaw Thompson {{enteromius-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Enteromius Amatolicus
The Amatola barb (''Enteromius amatolicus'') is a species of cyprinid fish in the genus ''Enteromius''. It is endemic to South Africa South Africa, officially the Republic of South Africa (RSA), is the Southern Africa, southernmost country in Africa. It is bounded to the south by of coastline that stretch along the Atlantic Ocean, South Atlantic and Indian Oceans; to the ..., where it is threatened by the presence of invasive species and destruction of its habitat. References Enteromius Cyprinid fish of Africa Freshwater fish of South Africa Taxa named by Paul Harvey Skelton Fish described in 1990 {{enteromius-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Enteromius Aloyi
''Enteromius aloyi'' is a species of ray-finned fish in the genus ''Enteromius''. It is known only from its type locality on the Ntem River The Campo (in Spanish: ''Río Campo'') or Ntem River is a border river in Cameroon, mainland Equatorial Guinea and Gabon. It rises in Gabon, and flows into the Atlantic Ocean in Cameroon in the Bight of Biafra. Towns * Campo * Minvoul, Gabon ..., Equatorial Guinea. The fish is named in honor of Isidro Aloy (b. 1925) a Spanish biologist, who taught mathematics as a missionary. Footnotes References Hayes, Malorie M., and Jonathan W. Armbruster. “The Taxonomy and Relationships of the African Small Barbs (Cypriniformes: Cyprinidae).” Copeia 105, no. 2 (2017): 348–62. https://www.jstor.org/stable/26872438. Lévêque, C. and J. Daget, 1984. Cyprinidae. p. 217-342. In J. Daget, J.-P. Gosse and D.F.E. Thys van den Audenaerde (eds.) Check-list of the freshwater fishes of Africa (CLOFFA). ORSTOM, Paris and MRAC, Tervuren. Vol. 1. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Enteromius Afrovernayi
Spottail barb (''Enteromius afrovernayi'') is a species of ray-finned fish in the genus ''Enteromius''. It has a wide distribution in western central Africa and is found from the Democratic Republic of Congo south through Angola, Zambia northern Namibia, Botswana and Zimbabwe. The fish is named in honor of Arthur S. Vernay (1877–1960), an art and antiques dealer, who as a big game hunter and naturalist-explorer, funded and led an American Museum of Natural History expedition to the African country of Angola , national_anthem = " Angola Avante"() , image_map = , map_caption = , capital = Luanda , religion = , religion_year = 2020 , religion_ref = , coordina .... Footnotes Enteromius Cyprinid fish of Africa Taxa named by John Treadwell Nichols Taxa named by Rudyerd Boulton Fish described in 1927 {{Barbinae-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Enteromius Aliciae
''Enteromius aliciae'' is a species of ray-finned fish in the genus ''Enteromius''. It has been reported only from two locations in Saint John River, Liberia, and Saint Paul River The Saint Paul River is a river of western Africa. Its headwaters are in southeastern Guinea. Its upper portion in Guinea is known as the Diani River or Niandi River, and forms part of the boundary between Guinea and Liberia. It is known local ..., Guinea; and is threatened by siltation of its habitat, consequent upon deforestation. Footnotes Enteromius Taxa named by Rémy Bigorne Taxa named by Christian Lévêque Fish described in 1993 {{Barbinae-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Enteromius Aboinensis
''Enteromius aboinensis'' is a species of ray-finned fish in the genus ''Enteromius ''Enteromius'' is a genus of small to medium-sized cyprinid fish native to tropical Africa. Most species were placed in the genus ''Barbus ''Barbus'' is a genus of ray-finned fish in the family Cyprinidae. The type species of ''Barbus'' is ...''. It was described from the Amboina River in Niger, and has been reported from the Benue River. Footnotes Enteromius Taxa named by George Albert Boulenger Fish described in 1911 {{Barbinae-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |