Biology:Zigzag barb

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Short description: Species of fish

Zigzag barb
Barbus camptacanthus (top), Barbus miolepis (bottom) - Royal Museum for Central Africa - DSC06872.JPG
Enteromius miolepis (bottom)
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Cypriniformes
Family: Cyprinidae
Subfamily: Barbinae
Genus: Enteromius
Species:
E. miolepis
Binomial name
Enteromius miolepis
Boulenger, 1902
Synonyms
  • Barbus miolepis Boulenger, 1902
  • Barbus decioi Fowler, 1958
  • Barbus nicholsi Vinciguerra, 1928
  • Barbus squamosissimus Steindachner, 1912
  • Barbus treadwelli Pellegrin, 1933

The zigzag barb (Enteromius miolepis) is a species of cyprinid fish in the genus Enteromius which occurs in the Congo Basin, Okavango River, Kafue River and the upper Zambezi.[1]

Footnotes

  1. 1.0 1.1 Moelants, T.; Tweddle, D. (2010). "Barbus miolepis". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species: 2010: e.T182344A7864310. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2010-3.RLTS.T182344A7864310.en. 

Wikidata ☰ Q1252881 entry