African banded barb
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African banded 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. fasciolatus
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Binomial name | |
Enteromius fasciolatus Günther, 1868
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Synonyms | |
Barbus fasciolatus Günther, 1858 |
The African banded barb, Angola barb, blue-barred barb or fire barb (Enteromius fasciolatus) is a ray-finned fish species in the family Cyprinidae.
It is found mainly in Angola and Zambia, extending into neighboring Botswana, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Namibia and Zimbabwe.[2]
Its natural habitats are the upper and middle Zambezi River, the Cunene and Kafue Rivers, the Luapula River and Lake Mweru, the Okavango River, Lake Kariba, and the Zambian Congo River, as well as some of their tributaries.
This species is an aquarium fish of some importance. Lively and peaceful, it does not thrive in high water hardness and needs to be kept in groups. [citation needed]
References
- ^ Marshall, B.; Moelants, T. & Tweddle, D. (2018) [amended version of 2010 assessment]. "Enteromius fasciolatus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2018: e.T182669A126393068. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2010-3.RLTS.T182669A126393068.en. Retrieved 13 November 2021.
- ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2016). "Enteromius fasciolatus" in FishBase. February 2016 version.
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