The redspot barb (''Enteromius kerstenii'') is a species of freshwater
cyprinid
Cyprinidae is a family of freshwater fish commonly called the carp or minnow family. It includes the carps, the true minnows, and relatives like the barbs and barbels. Cyprinidae is the largest and most diverse fish family and the largest ver ...
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
Catalog of Fishes is a comprehensive on-line database and reference work on the scientific names of fish species and genera. It is global in its scope and is hosted by the California Academy of Sciences. It has been compiled and is continuously u ...
lists them as separate species.
The fish is named in honor of
Otto Kersten
Otto Kersten (23 December 1839 in Altenburg – 22 November 1900 in Altenburg) was a German chemist and geographer.
He studied chemistry and natural sciences at the University of Leipzig, and after graduation, worked as an assistant at the vo ...
(1839-1900), an early explorer of
Mount Kilimanjaro, who sent a small collection of fishes to
Peters Peters may refer to:
People
* Peters (surname)
* Peters Band, a First Nations band in British Columbia, Canada
Places United States
* Peters, California, a census-designated place
* Peters, Florida, a town
* Peters Township, Kingman County, Kan ...
, including the type specimen of this species.
Footnotes
*
* 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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