Zigzag barb

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Zigzag barb
Barbus camptacanthus (top), Barbus miolepis (bottom) - Royal Museum for Central Africa - DSC06872.JPG
Enteromius miolepis (bottom)
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Cypriniformes
Family: Cyprinidae
Subfamily: Barbinae
Genus: Enteromius
Species:
E. miolepis
Binomial name
Enteromius miolepis
Boulenger, 1902
Synonyms

The zigzag barb (Enteromius miolepis) is a species of cyprinid fish in the genus Enteromius which occurs in the Congo Basin, Okavango River, Kafue River and the upper Zambezi. [1]

Footnotes

  1. 1 2 Moelants, T.; Tweddle, D. (2010). "Barbus miolepis". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species: 2010: e.T182344A7864310. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2010-3.RLTS.T182344A7864310.en .


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