Blackback barb

The blackback barb (Enteromius barnardi) is a species of cyprinid fish native to Africa where it is known to occur in shallow, vegetated waters of the Zambezi River system, the Cunene River system and the Zambian portion of the Congo River system. This species can reach a length of 7 centimetres (2.8 in) SL.

Blackback barb
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Cypriniformes
Family: Cyprinidae
Subfamily: Barbinae
Genus: Enteromius
Species:
E. barnardi
Binomial name
Enteromius barnardi
R. A. Jubb, 1965
Synonyms
  • Barbus barnardi Jubb, 1965

The fish is named in honor of Keppel Harcourt Barnard (1887-1964) of the South African Museum, because of his contributions to the taxonomy of South African fishes.[2]


It is also found in the aquarium trade.[3]

References
  1. Marshall, B.; Tweddle, D. (2018). "Enteromius barnardi". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2018: e.T182119A126336006. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2010-3.RLTS.T182119A126336006.en. Retrieved 18 November 2021.
  2. Christopher Scharpf & Kenneth J. Lazara (22 September 2018). "Order CYPRINIFORMES: Family CYPRINIDAE: Subfamily SMILIOGASTRINAE". The ETYFish Project Fish Name Etymology Database. Christopher Scharpf and Kenneth J. Lazara. Retrieved 6 October 2021.
  3. Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2014). "Enteromius barnardi" in FishBase. February 2014 version.
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