Blackstripe barb
Enteromius macrops
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A barb from West Africa, caught for food. It reaches about 17 centimetres.
- Scientific name
- Enteromius macrops
- Family
- Cyprinidae
Fact sheet
General
- Water
- Freshwater
- Group
- Fish
Taxonomy
- Family
- Cyprinidae
- Order
- Cypriniformes
- Synonyms
- Barbodes macrops, Barbus ablabes, Barbus albabes deserti, Barbus deserti, Barbus francisci, Barbus gambiensis, Barbus macrops, Barbus weidholzii, Beirabarbus macrops, Mannichthys lucileae, Puntius gambiensis
Origin
- Native region
- África
Water
- Temperature
- 22–28 °C
Size and lifespan
- Adult size
- 16.9 cm
Behavior
- Swimming level
- Middle
- Diet
- Carnivore
Conservation and trade
- IUCN status
- Least concern (LC)
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