Butterfly barb
Species of fish
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The butterfly barb (Enteromius hulstaerti) is a species of cyprinid fish in the genus Enteromius. [2]
| Butterfly barb | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Cypriniformes |
| Family: | Cyprinidae |
| Subfamily: | Smiliogastrinae |
| Genus: | Enteromius |
| Species: | E. hulstaerti |
| Binomial name | |
| Enteromius hulstaerti (Poll, 1945) | |
| Synonyms | |
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Barbus hulstaerti Poll, 1945 | |
Size
This species reaches a length of 3.5 cm (1.4 in).[3]
Etymology
The fish is named in honor of Révérend Père Gustaaf Hulstaert (1900–1990), an entomologist, botanist and missionary in the Belgian Congo, who collected the type specimen.[4]
