Biology:East African red-finned barb

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East African red-finned barb
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Cypriniformes
Family: Cyprinidae
Subfamily: Barbinae
Genus: Enteromius
Species:
E. apleurogramma
Binomial name
Enteromius apleurogramma
(Boulenger, 1911
Synonyms
  • Barbus apleurogramma Boulenger, 1911
  • Barbus aphantogramma Regan, 1920
  • Barbus schneenmanni Klausewitz, 1957
  • Barbus lapsus Banister, 1973
  • Barbus amboseli Banister, 1980

The East African red-finned barb (Enteromius apleurogramma) is a species of ray-finned fish in the family Cyprinidae.

It is found in Burundi, Kenya, Rwanda, and Tanzania.

Its natural habitats are rivers, swamps, freshwater lakes, freshwater marshes, and inland deltas.

It is not considered a threatened species by the IUCN.

References

Wikidata ☰ Q2154566 entry