Straightfin barb
Species of fish
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The straightfin barb (Enteromius paludinosus) is a species of ray-finned fish in the family Cyprinidae. E. pleurogramma is sometimes included here, but while it is certainly extremely closely related, it appears to be a distinct cryptic species.
| Straightfin barb | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Division: | Teleostei |
| Order: | Cypriniformes |
| Family: | Cyprinidae |
| Subfamily: | Smiliogastrinae |
| Genus: | Enteromius |
| Species: | E. paludinosus |
| Binomial name | |
| Enteromius paludinosus W. K. H. Peters, 1852 | |
| Synonyms | |
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Barbus paludinosus See text | |
The straightfin barb is found in Burundi, Kenya, Malawi, Tanzania, Uganda and Zambia.
Its natural habitats are rivers, freshwater lakes, freshwater marshes, and inland deltas.
It is not considered a threatened species by the International Union for Conservation of Nature.
