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Zanzibar barb

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Zanzibar barb
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Cypriniformes
Family: Cyprinidae
Subfamily: Barbinae
Genus: Enteromius
Species:
E. zanzibaricus
Binomial name
Enteromius zanzibaricus
(Peters, 1868)
Synonyms
  • Barbus zanzibaricus Peters, 1868
  • Barbus altus Pfeffer, 1905
  • Barbus argyrotaenia Boulenger, 1912
  • Barbus kiperegensis Steindacher, 1914
  • Barbus pfefferi Boulenger, 1905

The Zanzibar barb (Enteromius zanzibaricus) is a species of cyprinid fish.[2]

It is found along the coast of east Africa from Somaliland to Mozambique. Its natural habitats are rivers and freshwater lakes. It is not considered a threatened species by the IUCN.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b Tweddle, D.; Vreven, E. (2018). "Enteromius zanzibaricus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2018: e.T61287A47243723. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-2.RLTS.T61287A47243723.en. Retrieved 15 November 2021.
  2. ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Entermomius zanzibaricus". FishBase. May 2017 version.


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