Bowstripe barb

The bowstripe barb (Enteromius viviparus) is a species of cyprinid fish in the genus Enteromius. This species is native to Southern Africa.

Bowstripe barb

Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Cypriniformes
Family: Cyprinidae
Subfamily: Barbinae
Genus: Enteromius
Species:
E. viviparus
Binomial name
Enteromius viviparus
Synonyms

Barbus viviparus

The males become golden in colour while the females remain silver-brown. Both sexes have a dark stripe running longitudinally along the flanks.

The specific epithet viviparus ("viviparous") is in error; they lay eggs just like all other Enteromius. Fry have been noted in the lower reaches of slow flowing streams entering rivers, while adults have been noted amongst aquatic vegetation on river margins and in quiet pools in rapids.[2]

References

  1. Bills, R.; Engelbrecht, J. & Marshall, B.E. (2007). "Barbus viviparous". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species: 2007: e.T63383A12654311. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2007.RLTS.T63383A12654311.en.
  2. Purves, M. 2009

Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2006). "Enteromius viviparus" in FishBase. April 2006 version.


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