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Cyprinidae
Pellegrin's barb
Enteromius pellegrini
Fish Reaching Eleven Point Seven Centimeters in African Waters
- Tropical
- Upper river
- Regional distribution
- Freshwater fish
- Africa
- Fusiform
- Small
- Tropical fish
Tropical
Regional distribution
Freshwater fish
Fusiform
SmallPellegrin's barb is known around Africa as a freshwater fish; It occurs in freshwater habitats, and records give a maximum length of 11.7 cm.
- Class
- Teleosts
- Family
- Cyprinidae
- Genus
- Enteromius
- Maximum length
- 11.7 cm
- Water
- Freshwater
- Body shape
- fusiform
- Distribution
- Africa: drainage basins of Lakes Kivu, Edward and Tanganyika, both in tributaries and in lakes (Ref. 2801 ), also Lake Rukwa (Ref. 107916 ). In Democratic Republic of the Congo also collected at Pinga (Lualaba, upper Congo River basin) (Ref. 12818 ). Reports from the Ituri drainage (middle Congo River basin) (Ref. 82705 ) based on misidentified E. trinotatus (Ref. 106290 ).
- Conservation status
- LCLeast Concern
Class
Family
Conservation status
