East African red-finned barb

East African red-finned barb
Conservation status
	; Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Cypriniformes
Family:	Cyprinidae
Subfamily:	Barbinae
Genus:	Enteromius
Species:	E. apleurogramma
Binomial name
	Enteromius apleurogramma; (Boulenger, 1911
Synonyms
	Barbus apleurogramma Boulenger, 1911; Barbus aphantogramma Regan, 1920; Barbus schneenmanni Klausewitz, 1957; Barbus lapsus Banister, 1973; Barbus amboseli Banister, 1980;

The East African red-finned barb (Enteromius apleurogramma) is a species of ray-finned fish in the family Cyprinidae.

Its natural habitats are rivers, swamps, freshwater lakes, freshwater marshes, and inland deltas.

It is not considered a threatened species by the IUCN.

References

Ntakimazi, G., Twongo, T.K. & Hanssens, M. 2005. Barbus apleurogramma. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 19 July 2007.

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