Redspot barb
Enteromius kerstenii
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A barb from East Africa, with an orange-red spot on the gill cover that gives its common name. It reaches 9 centimetres.
- Scientific name
- Enteromius kerstenii
- Family
- Cyprinidae
Fact sheet
General
- Water
- Freshwater
- Group
- Fish
Taxonomy
- Family
- Cyprinidae
- Order
- Cypriniformes
- Synonyms
- Barbus akeleyi, Barbus eutaenia, Barbus kerstenii, Barbus kerstenii kerstenii, Barbus loveridgii, Barbus lumiensis, Barbus minchinii, Barbus miolepis, Barbus mohasicus, Barbus nigrolinea, Barbus rufua, Barbus salmo, Barbus serrifer, Barbus tangandensis, Barbus zanzibaricus paucior
Origin
- Native region
- África
Water
- Temperature
- 23–26 °C
- pH
- 6.5–7.5
- General hardness (GH)
- 18 °dGH
Size and lifespan
- Adult size
- 9 cm
Behavior
- Swimming level
- Middle
- Diet
- Carnivore
Conservation and trade
- IUCN status
- Least concern (LC)
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