Real photoREAL PHOTO
Cyprinidae
Marico barb
Enteromius motebensis
Eight Centimeters Carp from African Waters
- Tropical
- Upper river
- Regional distribution
- Freshwater fish
- Africa
- Fusiform
- Small
- Tropical fish
Tropical
Regional distribution
Freshwater fish
Fusiform
SmallMarico barb is a freshwater fish from Africa. It inhabits freshwater habitats. The largest recorded length is 8 cm.
- Class
- Teleosts
- Family
- Cyprinidae
- Genus
- Enteromius
- Maximum length
- 8 cm
- Water
- Freshwater
- Body shape
- fusiform
- Distribution
- Africa: Limpopo River system in Transvaal, South Africa (Ref. 7248 , 52193 ) and Usutu River in Swaziland (pers. comm. Klaasen, 1997); and upper Lufira system (upper Congo River basin) in Democratic Republic of the Congo. Reported as Barbus aff. motebensis from the Chitanda River, Longonjo (afflt. Cunene)(Ref. 11970 ). Two subspecies are recognized: Enteromius motebensis motebensis in South Africa and Swaziland and Enteromius motebensis kamaiae in Democratic Republic of the Congo.
- Conservation status
- NTNear Threatened
Class
Family
Conservation status
