Sidespot barb
Appearance
Sidespot barb | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Cypriniformes |
Family: | Cyprinidae |
Subfamily: | Barbinae |
Genus: | Enteromius |
Species: | E. neefi
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Binomial name | |
Enteromius neefi Greenwood, 1962
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Synonyms | |
Barbus neefi |
Sidespot barb (Enteromius neefi) is a species of cyprinid fish in the genus Enteromius. It has a disjunct distribution with the northern population in the upper Zambezi, Kafue, and upper Congo River systems in Zambia and Democratic Republic of the Congo, while the southern population is found in the tributaries of the Limpopo River and Steelpoort River.[2] The southern population may be a separate species.[1]
References
[edit]- ^ a b Moelants, T.; Tweddle, D. (2010). "Barbus neefi". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species: 2010: e.T182898A7997713. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2010-3.RLTS.T182898A7997713.en.
- ^ R. Froese; D. Pauly, eds. (2017). "Enteromius neefi (Greenwood, 1962) Sidespot Barb". Fishbase. Retrieved 5 September 2017.