Gillbar barb

Enteromius kessleri

Carp of the Zambezi Basin

Gillbar barb is a freshwater fish from Africa. It inhabits freshwater habitats. Records give a maximum length of 7.7 cm.

Class: Teleosts
Order: Minnows, Carps, and Loaches
Family: Cyprinidae
Genus: Enteromius
Maximum length: 7.7 cm
Water: Freshwater
Body shape: fusiform
Distribution: Africa: various river basins in Angola, including the Zambezi, Okavango (Ref. 120641 ), Cuvo, Quanza (Ref. 11970 , 120641 ) and Bengo, as well as the Cuango and Chiumbe rivers (upper Kasai system, middle Congo River basin) (Ref. 11970 ). Also known from the Kasai (Ref. 41591 ), upper Lualaba (Ref. 2970 ) and Luapula (Ref. 41590 ) in Democratic Republic of the Congo.
Conservation status: LCLeast Concern

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