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Genus Family: Cyprinidae 🍽️ 30 Edible 🎣 1 Game Fish 🐠 188 Aquarium

Enteromius

Species
227
Max Length
108 cm
Max Weight
1.4 kg
Max Lifespan
9 yrs
Avg Trophic
3.00
Threatened
9

🔬 Taxonomic Classification

Class
Teleostei
Order
Cypriniformes
Family
Cyprinidae
Genus
Enteromius

🐟 Species in Genus Enteromius

227 total
African banded barb
Enteromius fasciolatus
LC 💧 Freshwater Aquarium
African redfinned barb
Enteromius camptacanthus
LC 💧 Freshwater Edible Aquarium
Amatola barb
Enteromius amatolicus
DD 💧 Freshwater Edible Aquarium
aquarium
Enteromius leonensis
LC 💧 Freshwater Edible Aquarium
aquarium
Enteromius ablabes
LC 💧 Freshwater Edible Aquarium
aquarium
Enteromius litamba
DD 💧 Freshwater Edible Aquarium
Barbus barb
Enteromius barotseensis
LC 💧 Freshwater Aquarium
Blackback barb
Enteromius barnardi
LC 💧 Freshwater Edible Aquarium
Blacknose Butterfly Barb
Enteromius candens
LC 💧 Freshwater Aquarium
Blackstripe barb
Enteromius macrops
LC 💧 Freshwater Aquarium
Bowstripe barb
Enteromius viviparus
LC 💧 Freshwater Edible Aquarium
Broadband barb
Enteromius macrotaenia
LC 💧 Freshwater Aquarium
Broadstriped barb
Enteromius annectens
LC 💧 Freshwater Aquarium
Bunjako barb
Enteromius magdalenae
LC 💧 Freshwater Aquarium
Butterfly barb
Enteromius hulstaerti
LC 💧 Freshwater Edible Aquarium
Carp
Enteromius bigornei
LC 💧 Freshwater Aquarium
Carp
Enteromius liberiensis
EN 💧 Freshwater
Chubbyhead barb
Enteromius anoplus
LC 💧 Freshwater Aquarium
Clipper barb
Enteromius callipterus
LC 💧 Freshwater Edible Aquarium
Copperstripe barb
Enteromius multilineatus
LC 💧 Freshwater Edible Aquarium
Cunene barb
Enteromius dorsolineatus
LC 💧 Freshwater Aquarium
Dash-dot barb
Enteromius atkinsoni
LC 💧 Freshwater Aquarium
Dwarf barb
Enteromius brevidorsalis
LC 💧 Freshwater Edible Aquarium
East African red finned barb
Enteromius apleurogramma
LC 💧 Freshwater Aquarium

🌍 Habitat Distribution

💧 Freshwater
227

🛡️ Conservation Status

LC
VU
DD
Least Concern 119
Near Threatened 4
Vulnerable 17
Endangered 9
Critically Endangered 6
Data Deficient 48

🌐 Geographic Distribution

South Africa
11 spp.
Mozambique
4 spp.
Zambia
4 spp.
Angola
4 spp.
Tanzania
3 spp.
Namibia
3 spp.
Norway
1 spp.
Malawi
1 spp.

🔬 Ecology & Feeding

Shallowest
0 m
Deepest
65 m