The shortfin barb is a species of cyprinid fish native to southern Africa where it occurs in the Sabie-Komati and the Steelpoort-Limpopo river systems. It inhabits well vegetated headwater streams. This species can reach a length of 4.5 centimetres (1.8 in) SL. It can also be found in the aquarium trade.
The African banded barb, Angola barb, blue-barred barb or fire barb is a ray-finned fish species in the family Cyprinidae.
Enteromius arcislongae is a species of ray-finned fish in the family Cyprinidae. It is endemic to Lake Malawi, and is found in Malawi, Mozambique, and Tanzania. Its natural habitats are rivers and freshwater lakes.
The Zanzibar barb is a species of cyprinid fish.
Enteromius aloyi is a species of ray-finned fish in the genus Enteromius. It is known only from its type locality on the Ntem River, Equatorial Guinea.
Enteromius amanpoae is a species of cyprinid fish endemic to the Democratic Republic of the Congo where it is found in the Amanpoa River and the Uele River. This species reaches a length of 4 centimetres (1.6 in) TL.
Enteromius humeralis is a species of ray-finned fish in the genus Enteromius from the upper Congo River basin, in the Central African Republic, Democratic Republic of Congo and Congo.
Enteromius lukindae is a species of ray-finned fish in the genus Enteromius which has only been recorded from a tributary of the Lukinda River, South Katanga in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
Enteromius owenae is a species of cyprinid fish in the genus Enteromius which occurs in Lake Bangweulu and the Chambezi River in Zambia.
Enteromius raimbaulti is a species of ray-finned fish in the genus Enteromius which is endemic to Guinea. It is threatened by the decline in water quality due to agricultural pollution and damming of the rivers it occurs in.
Enteromius stigmatopygus is a species of ray-finned fish in the genus Enteromius. It is found in the Nile, Niger and Volta rivers systems, it is also found in rivers in Guinea-Bissau and the Chad and Bandama rivers.
Enteromius thysi is a species of ray-finned fish in the genus Enteromius which is found in coastal rivers in south-western Cameroon and Bioko.
Enteromius trispiloides is a species of ray-finned fish in the genus Enteromius which is endemic toonly known from a single specimen collected in the River Mano in Liberia.
Enteromius urostigma is a species of ray-finned fish in the genus Enteromius which is found in the rivers flowing from Lake Tanganyika and the Lualaba River system.
The chubbyhead barb is a species of freshwater ray-finned fish in the genus Enteromius. The fish is found throughout South Africa in a variety of aquatic environments. The species is notable for its two breeding seasons, which allows it to flourish despite a short lifespan.
The broadband barb is a species of cyprinid fish in the genus Enteromius. It is found in Lake Malawi and the lower Zambezi, Pungwe River and Buzi River. The broadband barb is exploited for human consumption and for the aquarium trade.
The papermouth, also known as the silverfish is a species of ray-finned fish in the genus Enteromius.
Sidespot barb 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. The southern population may be a separate species.
The zigzag barb is a species of cyprinid fish in the genus Enteromius which occurs in the Congo Basin, Okavango River, Kafue River and the upper Zambezi.
Threespot barb is a species of cyprinid fish in the large genus Enteromius. It has a wide distribution in sub-Saharan Africa from the Congo Basin east to the Indian Ocean coast of Tanzania and south to KwaZulu Natal in South Africa. It occurs in shallow water around river inflows or near swampy areas. It is a habitat generalist and also hardy, but it prefers vegetated areas. It feeds on insects and other small animals. It is often caught for use as bait by anglers fishing for tigerfish. It breeds during the summer rainy season when shoals of fertile adults migrate upstream when the rivers are in spate following rain. A single females may produce as many as 8,000 eggs.
