Bowstripe barb

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Bowstripe barb
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Cypriniformes
Family: Cyprinidae
Subfamily: Barbinae
Genus: Enteromius
Species:
E. viviparus
Binomial name
Enteromius viviparus
Synonyms

Barbus viviparus

The bowstripe barb (Enteromius viviparus) is a species of cyprinid fish in the genus Enteromius . This species is native to Southern Africa.

The males become golden in colour while the females remain silver-brown. Both sexes have a dark stripe running longitudinally along the flanks.

The specific epithet viviparus ("viviparous") is in error; they lay eggs just like all other Enteromius . Fry have been noted in the lower reaches of slow flowing streams entering rivers, while adults have been noted amongst aquatic vegetation on river margins and in quiet pools in rapids. [2]

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References

  1. Tweddle, D.; Engelbrecht, J. & Marshall, B. (2019). "Enteromius viviparus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2019: e.T63383A100160496. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2019-3.RLTS.T63383A100160496.en . Retrieved 2 February 2022.
  2. Purves, M. 2009

Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2006). "Enteromius viviparus" in FishBase . April 2006 version.