Rosefin barb

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Rosefin barb
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Cypriniformes
Family: Cyprinidae
Subfamily: Barbinae
Genus: Enteromius
Species:
E. argenteus
Binomial name
Enteromius argenteus
Günther, 1868
Synonyms
  • Barbus argenteusGünther, 1868
  • Puntius argenteus(Günther, 1868)
  • Barbus crocodilensis Fowler, 1934

Rosefin barb (Enteromius argenteus) is a species of cyprinid fish in the genus Enteromius from rivers in Angola and Namibia. [1]

Footnotes

  1. 1 2 L. Da Costa (2007). "Barbus argenteus". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species: e.T63250A12645440. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2007.RLTS.T63250A12645440.en.

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