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Class: Teleostei
Order: Cypriniformes
Family: Cyprinidae Minnows or carps
Subfamily: Smiliogastrinae
Genus: Enteromius

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Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm) Year
Enteromius ablabes Africa 9.6 SL 1863
Enteromius aboinensis Africa 7 SL 1911
Enteromius afrohamiltoni Hamilton's barb Africa 17.5 SL 1960
Enteromius afrovernayi Spottail barb Africa 5.7 TL 1927
Enteromius akakianus Africa 8.9 SL 1911
Enteromius alberti Africa 7.4 SL 1939
Enteromius aliciae Africa 8.5 TL 1993
Enteromius aloyi Africa 3.8 SL 1971
Enteromius amanpoae Africa 4 TL 1961
Enteromius amatolicus Amatola barb Africa 7 SL 1990
Enteromius anema Africa 3 SL 1903
Enteromius annectens Broadstriped barb Africa 7.5 SL 1917
Enteromius anniae Africa 8.3 SL 1983
Enteromius anoplus Chubbyhead barb Africa 12 SL 1897
Enteromius ansorgii Africa 8.2 TL 1904
Enteromius apleurogramma East African red finned barb Africa 5.4 SL 1911
Enteromius arambourgi Africa 6.2 SL 1935
Enteromius arcislongae Africa 6.4 SL 1908
Enteromius argenteus Rosefin barb Africa 19.7 TL 1868
Enteromius aspilus Africa 13 SL 1907
Enteromius atakorensis Africa 3.6 SL 1957
Enteromius atkinsoni Dash-dot barb Africa 3.2 SL 1969
Enteromius atromaculatus Africa 6.8 TL 1917
Enteromius bagbwensis Africa 9.6 SL 1932
Enteromius baleensis Africa 8.9 SL 2021
Enteromius barnardi Blackback barb Africa 7 SL 1965
Enteromius barotseensis Barbus barb Africa 5 SL 1920
Enteromius baudoni Africa 3.3 SL 1918
Enteromius bawkuensis Africa 2.9 SL 1965
Enteromius bifrenatus Hyphen barb Africa 7 SL 1935
Enteromius bigornei Africa 11.4 SL 1988
Enteromius boboi Africa 5.2 SL 1942
Enteromius bourdariei Africa 10.8 SL 1928
Enteromius brachygramma Linespotted ufipa barb Africa 5.2 TL 1915
Enteromius brazzai Africa 11 SL 1901
Enteromius breviceps Shorthead barb Africa 7.7 SL 1936
Enteromius brevidorsalis Dwarf barb Africa 4.6 TL 1915
Enteromius brevilateralis Africa 6.2 SL 1967
Enteromius brevipinnis Shortfin barb Africa 4.5 SL 1966
Enteromius brichardi Africa 6.4 SL 1959
Enteromius cadenati Africa 7.1 SL 1962
Enteromius callipterus Clipper barb Africa 10.1 TL 1907
Enteromius camptacanthus African redfinned barb Africa 15.5 TL 1863
Enteromius candens Africa 2.6 SL 1917
Enteromius carcharhinoides Africa 8.1 SL 1991
Enteromius carens Africa 3.2 SL 1912
Enteromius castrasibutum Africa 5.7 TL 1936
Enteromius catenarius Africa 4.5 SL 1959
Enteromius caudosignatus Africa 4.9 SL 1967
Enteromius chicapaensis Africa 8.6 SL 1967
Enteromius chiumbeensis Africa 8 TL 1936
Enteromius chlorotaenia Africa 9.8 TL 1911
Enteromius choloensis Africa 17.5 SL 1925
Enteromius citrinus Africa 5 TL 1920
Enteromius clauseni Africa 3 SL 1976
Enteromius collarti Africa 3.5 TL 1945
Enteromius condei Africa 2.8 SL 1982
Enteromius deguidei Africa 3.7 SL 1964
Enteromius deserti Africa 9 TL 1909
Enteromius devosi Africa 7.8 SL 2012
Enteromius dialonensis Africa 8.1 SL 1962
Enteromius diamouanganai Africa 11.3 SL 1992
Enteromius ditinensis Africa 6.1 SL 1962
Enteromius dorsolineatus Cunene barb Africa 7.5 SL 1936
Enteromius eburneensis Africa 7.4 SL 1941
Enteromius erythrozonus Africa 2.6 SL 1959
Enteromius eutaenia Orangefin barb Africa 14 SL 1904
Enteromius evansi Africa 4.1 TL 1930
Enteromius fasciolatus African banded barb Africa 6 SL 1868
Enteromius foutensis Africa 9 SL 1988
Enteromius greenwoodi Africa 3.1 SL 1967
Enteromius guildi Africa 5.6 SL 1973
Enteromius guineensis Africa 11.7 SL 1913
Enteromius guirali Africa 15.5 TL 1886
Enteromius gurneyi Redtail barb Africa 10 SL 1868
Enteromius haasianus Sickle barb Africa 3.2 SL 1936
Enteromius holotaenia Spotscale barb Africa 12 SL 1904
Enteromius huguenyi Africa 5.3 TL 1993
Enteromius hulstaerti Butterfly barb Africa 3.5 TL 1945
Enteromius humeralis Africa 7 TL 1902
Enteromius humilis Africa 5.6 TL 1902
Enteromius inaequalis Africa 5.1 SL 1988
Enteromius innocens Inconspicious barb Africa 8 TL 1896
Enteromius jacksoni Jackson's barb Africa 11.6 SL 1889
Enteromius jae Jae barb Africa 3.8 TL 1903
Enteromius janssensi Africa 4 SL 1976
Enteromius kamolondoensis Africa 9.4 TL 1938
Enteromius kerstenii Redspot barb Africa 9 SL 1868
Enteromius kessleri Gillbar barb Africa 7.7 TL 1866
Enteromius kissiensis Africa 1.7 SL 1954
Enteromius kuiluensis Africa 7.2 SL 1930
Enteromius lamani Africa 10.2 TL 1920
Enteromius laticeps Africa 7 TL 1889
Enteromius lauzannei Africa 10.8 TL 1982
Enteromius leonensis Africa 3.3 SL 1915
Enteromius liberiensis Africa 10 SL 1894
Enteromius lineomaculatus Line-spotted barb Africa 8.6 SL 1903
Enteromius litamba Africa 35 SL 1908
Enteromius lornae Africa 5.4 SL 1943
Enteromius loveridgii Africa 6.6 SL 1916
Enteromius lufukiensis Africa 11 TL 1917
Enteromius luikae Luika barb Africa 5.6 TL 1939
Enteromius lujae Africa 4.1 TL 1913
Enteromius lukindae Africa 7.5 TL 1915
Enteromius lukusiensis Africa 11 TL 1937
Enteromius luluae Africa 4.4 TL 1930
Enteromius machadoi Africa 7.6 SL 1967
Enteromius macinensis Africa 5 SL 1954
Enteromius macrops Blackstripe barb Africa 16.9 SL 1911
Enteromius macrotaenia Broadband barb Africa 4 SL 1933
Enteromius magdalenae Bunjako barb Africa 6.8 SL 1906
Enteromius manicensis Yellow barb Africa 15 SL 1919
Enteromius marmoratus Africa 6.5 TL 1937
Enteromius martorelli Africa 9.8 SL 1971
Enteromius mattozi Papermouth Africa 40 SL 1884
Enteromius mediosquamatus Africa 4.7 SL 1967
Enteromius melanotaenia Africa 3.9 SL 1991
Enteromius mimus Ewaso Nyiro barb Africa 4.6 SL 1912
Enteromius miolepis Zigzag barb Africa 12.5 SL 1902
Enteromius mocoensis Africa 5.2 SL 1936
Enteromius motebensis Marico barb Africa 8 SL 1894
Enteromius multilineatus Copperstripe barb Africa 4.5 SL 1933
Enteromius musumbi Africa 5.3 TL 1910
Enteromius neefi Sidespot barb Africa 7 SL 1962
Enteromius neglectus Africa 5.4 TL 1903
Enteromius neumayeri Neumayer's barb Africa 11.8 SL 1884
Enteromius nigeriensis Africa 5 SL 1903
Enteromius nigrifilis Africa 2.2 SL 1928
Enteromius nigroluteus Africa 2.6 SL 1930
Enteromius niokoloensis Africa 4.7 SL 1959
Enteromius nounensis Africa 5.4 TL 1998
Enteromius nyanzae Nyanza barb Africa 7 SL 1960
Enteromius okae Africa 4 TL 1949
Enteromius oligogrammus Africa 8.2 TL 1937
Enteromius olivaceus Olivegreen ufipa barb Africa 4.8 TL 1996
Enteromius owenae Africa 3.7 SL 1943
Enteromius pallidus Goldie barb Africa 7 SL 1841
Enteromius paludinosus Straightfin barb Africa 15 SL 1852
Enteromius papilio Africa 2.1 SL 1979
Enteromius parablabes Africa 6.2 SL 1957
Enteromius parajae Africa 4.2 SL 1998
Enteromius pellegrini Pellegrin's barb Africa 11.7 SL 1939
Enteromius perince Africa 8.9 SL 1835
Enteromius petchkovskyi Africa 30 SL 1967
Enteromius pinnimaculatus Africa 4.1 SL 2019
Enteromius pleurogramma Africa 4 TL 1902
Enteromius pobeguini Africa 5.4 SL 1911
Enteromius poechii Dashtail barb Africa 11 SL 1911
Enteromius potamogalis Africa 12.1 1867
Enteromius prionacanthus Africa 9.2 SL 1982
Enteromius profundus Africa 6.3 SL 1970
Enteromius pseudotoppini Africa 4.5 TL 1996
Enteromius pumilus Africa 2.3 SL 1901
Enteromius punctitaeniatus Africa 3.8 SL 1954
Enteromius pygmaeus Africa 2.6 TL 1963
Enteromius quadrilineatus Africa 5.5 TL 1937
Enteromius quadripunctatus Fourspotted barb Africa 3.5 TL 1896
Enteromius radari Africa 8.7 SL 2022
Enteromius radiatus Redeye barb Africa 12 SL 1853
Enteromius raimbaulti Africa 6.1 SL 1962
Enteromius rohani Africa 14.4 TL 1921
Enteromius roussellei Africa 9 TL 1961
Enteromius rouxi Africa 5.7 SL 1962
Enteromius rubrostigma Africa 11.3 SL 1964
Enteromius salessei Africa 4.7 SL 1908
Enteromius sensitivus Africa 4.1 SL 2010
Enteromius serengetiensis Africa 4.0 SL 2000
Enteromius sexradiatus Kavirondo barb Africa 5.6 SL 1911
Enteromius seymouri Africa 10.8 SL 2008
Enteromius stanleyi Africa 9.7 SL 1974
Enteromius stauchi Africa 8.5 SL 1967
Enteromius stigmasemion Africa 8.5 TL 1936
Enteromius stigmatopygus Africa 2.8 SL 1903
Enteromius subinensis Africa 3.4 SL 1965
Enteromius sublineatus Africa 7.1 SL 1954
Enteromius sylvaticus Africa 1.9 SL 1971
Enteromius syntrechalepis Africa 2.8 TL 1949
Enteromius taeniopleura Africa 9 TL 1917
Enteromius taeniurus Africa 12 TL 1903
Enteromius tanapelagius Africa 5.2 SL 2000
Enteromius tegulifer Africa 11 TL 1936
Enteromius tetraspilus Africa 5 TL 1896
Enteromius tetrastigma Africa 5.8 TL 1913
Enteromius teugelsi Africa 10.7 SL 2011
Enteromius thamalakanensis Thamalakane barb Africa 5 TL 1935
Enteromius thespesios Africa 6.2 SL 2020
Enteromius thysi Africa 6.4 SL 1974
Enteromius tiekoroi Africa 9 SL 1987
Enteromius tomiensis Africa 6.2 TL 1936
Enteromius tongaensis Africa 2.5 SL 1935
Enteromius toppini East Coast barb Africa 4 SL 1916
Enteromius traorei Africa 5.5 SL 1987
Enteromius treurensis Treur barb Africa 108 TL 1958
Enteromius trimaculatus Threespot barb Africa 15 SL 1852
Enteromius trinotatus Africa 8.6 TL 1936
Enteromius trispiloides Africa 5.8 SL 1987
Enteromius trispilomimus Africa 4.5 TL 1907
Enteromius trispilopleura Africa 4.5 TL 1902
Enteromius trispilos Africa 10.5 TL 1863
Enteromius turkanae Lake Turkana barb Africa 4.2 SL 1982
Enteromius unitaeniatus Slender barb Africa 14 SL 1867
Enteromius urostigma Africa 12 TL 1917
Enteromius usambarae Africa 2.9 SL 1907
Enteromius validus Africa 9.6 SL 2016
Enteromius vanderysti Africa 9.6 TL 1945
Enteromius vandewallei Africa 4.8 SL 2016
Enteromius venustus Red Pangani barb Africa 3.0 SL 1980
Enteromius viktorianus Victoria barb Africa 7.1 TL 1929
Enteromius viviparus Bowstripe barb Africa 7 SL 1897
Enteromius walkeri Africa 10 TL 1904
Enteromius walshae Africa 5.4 SL 2018
Enteromius wellmani Africa 8 TL 1911
Enteromius yardiensis Africa 5.3 SL 2020
Enteromius yeiensis Africa 4 TL 1926
Enteromius yongei Nzoia barb Africa 5.6 SL 1960
Enteromius zalbiensis Africa 3.5 SL 1960
Enteromius zanzibaricus Zanzibar barb Africa 9.7 TL 1868



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cfm script by eagbayani, 30.11.04, ,  php script by cmilitante, 05/11/2010 ,  last modified by cmilitante, 14/03/2013