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Cyprinidae
Clipper barb
Enteromius callipterus
Ten Point One Centimeters Carp of African Waters
- Tropical
- Coastal
- Near the Equator
- Regional distribution
- Freshwater fish
- Africa
- Fusiform
- Small
- Tropical fish
Tropical
Regional distribution
Freshwater fish
Fusiform
SmallClipper barb is known around Africa as a freshwater fish; It occurs in freshwater habitats, and the largest recorded length is 10.1 cm.
- Class
- Teleosts
- Family
- Cyprinidae
- Genus
- Enteromius
- Maximum length
- 10.1 cm
- Water
- Freshwater
- Body shape
- fusiform
- Distribution
- Africa: known from coastal basins in Benin to Cameroon, Chad basin and Benue River system (Ref. 2801 , 2940 , 81282 ), Bagoé (Niger basin) (Ref. 2940 , 81282 ). Also present in Ghana (Ref. 272 ), Côte d'Ivoire (Ref. 272 , 2940 , 81282 ), Senegal (Ref. 2940 , 81282 ), Cameroon (Ref. 81282 , 81639 ) and Equatorial Guinea (Ref. 81639 ). Report from the Chiloango (Ref. 120641 ) probably refers to E. trispilomimus .
- Conservation status
- LCLeast Concern
Class
Family
Conservation status
