East African red-finned barb
Species of fish
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The East African red-finned barb (Enteromius apleurogramma) is a species of ray-finned fish in the family Cyprinidae.
| East African red-finned barb | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Cypriniformes |
| Family: | Cyprinidae |
| Subfamily: | Smiliogastrinae |
| Genus: | Enteromius |
| Species: | E. apleurogramma |
| Binomial name | |
| Enteromius apleurogramma (Boulenger, 1911 | |
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It is found in Burundi, Kenya, Rwanda, and Tanzania.
Its natural habitats are rivers, swamps, freshwater lakes, freshwater marshes, and inland deltas.
It is not considered a threatened species by the IUCN.
