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
FishBase is a global species database of fish species (specifically finfish). It is the largest and most extensively accessed online database on adult finfish on the web. , 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.
The fish is named in honor of
Otto Kersten (1839-1900), an early explorer of
Mount Kilimanjaro
Mount Kilimanjaro () is a dormant volcano in Tanzania. It has three volcanic cones: Kibo, Mawenzi, and Shira. It is the highest mountain in Africa and the highest free-standing mountain above sea level in the world: above sea level and ab ...
, who sent a small collection of fishes to
Peters, including the type specimen of this species.
Footnotes
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* Eschmeyer, W. (2014
Barbus tangandensisCAS, Catalog of Fishes
Enteromius
Cyprinid fish of Africa
Fish described in 1868
Taxa named by Wilhelm Peters
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