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Victoria barb

The Victoria barb is a species of ray-finned fish in the family Cyprinidae. It is found only in Kenya. Its natural habitat is Lake Victoria. Its status is insufficiently known, and only two specimens have been collected.

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Length
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Victoria barb
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Cypriniformes
Family: Cyprinidae
Subfamily: Smiliogastrinae
Genus: Enteromius
Species:
E. viktorianus
Binomial name
Enteromius viktorianus
(Lohberger, 1929)
Synonyms

Barbus viktorianus

The Victoria barb (Enteromius viktorianus) is a species of ray-finned fish in the family Cyprinidae. It is found only in Kenya.2 Its natural habitat is Lake Victoria. Its status is insufficiently known, and only two specimens have been collected.

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References

  1. FishBase team RMCA.; Geelhand, D. (2018) [amended version of 2016 assessment]. "Enteromius viktorianus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2018 e.T60353A135916320. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-2.RLTS.T60353A135916320.en. Retrieved 16 November 2021.
  2. Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Enteromius viktorianus". FishBase. February 2016 version.