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Enteromius

Enteromius is a genus of small to medium-sized cyprinid fish native to tropical Africa. Most species were placed in the genus Barbus.

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Enteromius
African banded barb (Enteromius fasciolatus)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Cypriniformes
Family: Cyprinidae
Subfamily: Smiliogastrinae
Genus: Enteromius
Cope, 18671
Type species
Enteromius potamogalis
Cope, 18671
Synonyms1
  • Afropuntius Karaman, 1971
  • Agrammobarbus Pellegrin, 1935
  • Beirabarbus Herre, 1936
  • Estevea Whitley, 1953
  • Hemigrammocapoeta Estève, 1952
  • Hemigrammopuntius Pellegrin, 1923
  • Mannichthys Schultz, 1942
  • Nicholsopuntius Pellegrin, 1933
  • Parapuntius Karaman, 1971
  • Vanderbiltella Fowler, 1936

Enteromius is a genus of small to medium-sized cyprinid fish native to tropical Africa. Most species were placed in the genus Barbus.

Several species are only known from the type specimens, and their status and continuing existence must be confirmed. As many of these are from Lake Victoria, which underwent massive ecological upheaval after Nile perch (Lates nilosus) were introduced, some of them likely have not survived, either.

Species

Species in this genus are:2

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