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Enteromius
Sign in to saveEnteromius is a genus of small to medium-sized cyprinid fish native to tropical Africa. Most species were placed in the genus Barbus.
Species
GENUS
- KingdomAnimalia
- PhylumChordata
- ClassTeleostei
- OrderCypriniformes
- FamilyCyprinidae
Habitatbrackish, freshwater
via GBIF
Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 111
- Family
- Cyprinidae
- Collections
- TCWC, AUM, ROM, FMNH, NHMUK, UMMZ
- Recorded in
- Benin, Cameroon, Italy, Egypt, Tanzania, Mbini, Dr Congo
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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.
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