Redeye barb

Enteromius radiatus

Carp beneath the South African Coast

Redeye barb is a freshwater fish from Africa. It inhabits freshwater habitats. The species reaches a recorded maximum of 12 cm.

Class: Teleosts
Order: Minnows, Carps, and Loaches
Family: Cyprinidae
Genus: Enteromius
Maximum length: 12 cm
Water: Freshwater
Body shape: fusiform
Distribution: Africa: Aswa River in Uganda southwards along the whole coast of East Africa up to the Limpopo, Inkomati and Umbelezi River systems in Transvaal, South Africa (Ref. 27292 ). To the west found in the upper Congo drainage including the Malagarazi system and Lakes Bangweulu and Mweru, the whole Zambezi system including the Okavango, and as far as the Cuanza and Cunene Rivers in Angola and the upper Kasaï in the Democratic Republic of Congo (Ref. 27292 ) and Angola (Ref. 11970 ).
Conservation status: LCLeast Concern

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