Lake Tana is the largest lake in Ethiopia and the source of the Blue Nile. Located in Amhara Region in the north-western Ethiopian Highlands, the lake is approximately 84 kilometres long and 66 kilometres wide, with a maximum depth of 15 metres, and an elevation of 1,788 metres. Lake Tana is fed by the Gilgel Abay, Reb and Gumara rivers. Its surface area ranges from 3,000 to 3,500 square kilometres, depending on season and rainfall. The lake level has been regulated since the construction of the control weir where the lake discharges into the Blue Nile. This controls the flow to the Blue Nile Falls and hydro-power station.
The Olifants River is a river in the northwestern area of the Western Cape Province of South Africa. The upper and main catchment area of the Olifants river is around Ceres and the Cederberg mountains. The Clanwilliam and Bulshoek dams are located on the river and provide water for the towns and farms along the watercourse. The river is approximately 285 km long with a catchment area of 46,220 km2 and flows into the Atlantic Ocean at Papendorp, 250 km north of Cape Town.
The African banded barb, Angola barb, blue-barred barb or fire barb is a ray-finned fish species in the family Cyprinidae.
The East African red-finned barb is a species of ray-finned fish in the family Cyprinidae.
Enteromius litamba is a ray-finned fish species in the family Cyprinidae. It has long been placed in Barbus, the "wastebin genus" for barbs, by default, and this is still being done by the IUCN. However, the species is increasingly being restored by some taxonomists to the related yellowfish genus Labeobarbus, others place it in the genus Enteromius. It is presumably hexaploid like the other yellowfish.
Enteromius loveridgii is a species of ray-finned fish in the family Cyprinidae. It is found only in Kenya. Its natural habitat is rivers. Its status is insufficiently known.
The Bunjako barb is a species of cyprinid fish.
The Ewaso Nyiro barb is a species of ray-finned fish in the family Cyprinidae.
The olivegreen ufipa barb is an East-African species of freshwater fish in the family Cyprinidae.
Enteromius serengetiensis is a species of ray-finned fish in the family Cyprinidae. It is found only in Tanzania. Its natural habitats are rivers and intermittent rivers.
The Victoria barb is a species of ray-finned fish in the family Cyprinidae. It is found only in Kenya. Its natural habitat is rivers. Its status is insufficiently known.
Potamonautes choloensis is a species of freshwater crustacean in the family Potamonautidae.
Enteromius anniae is a species of ray-finned fish in the genus Enteromius. It has only been recorded from the River Koumba, a tributary of the Tominé/Corubal River in Guinea and Guinea-Bissau.
Enteromius bawkuensis is a species of ray-finned fish in the genus Enteromius. It is only known from the White Volta and the Sokoto River, a tributary of the Niger in Burkina Faso, Ghana and Nigeria.
Enteromius kissiensis is a species of ray-finned fish in the genus Enteromius which has only been recorded from a tributary of upper Niger River system in the highlands of Guinea.
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.
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 orangefin barb is a species of cyprinid fish in the genus Enteromius. This species may actually be a species complex, it is widely distributed in southern and central Africa. It is caught as food and kept as an ornamental fish in hobby aquariums. It grows to 14cm SL, but is generally around 9cm.
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.
Ruo River is the largest tributary of the Shire River in southern Malawi and Mozambique. It originates from the Mulanje Massif (Malawi) and forms 80 km (50 mi) of the Malawi-Mozambique border. It joins the Shire River at Chiromo.
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