Orangefin barb

Orangefin barb
	Enteromius eutaenia (Boulenger, 1904) collected in Lavushi Manda National Park, Zambia
Conservation status
	; Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Cypriniformes
Family:	Cyprinidae
Subfamily:	Barbinae
Genus:	Enteromius
Species:	E. eutaenia
Binomial name
	Enteromius eutaenia; (Boulenger, 1904)
Synonyms
	Barbus eutaenia Boulenger, 1904;

The orangefin barb^[1] (Enteromius eutaenia) is a species of cyprinid fish in the genus Enteromius. This species may actually be a species complex, it is widely distributed in southern and central Africa. It is caught as food and kept as an ornamental fish in hobby aquariums.^[1] It grows to 14 cm SL, but is generally around 9 cm.^[2]

It favours clear-flowing waters, usually headwater streams with rocky habitats, although it is known from sandy streams in the Caprivi Strip. This fish will ascend tributaries during the dry season, and move only onto floodplains in rainy season. It feeds on insects.^[2]

Footnotes

^ ^a ^b ^c Tweddle, D. (2018). "Enteromius eutaenia". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2018: e.T182759A127625514. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-2.RLTS.T182759A127625514.en. Retrieved 18 November 2021.
^ ^a ^b Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Enteromius eutaenia". FishBase.

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[iucn_status_18_November_2021-1] Tweddle, D. (2018). "Enteromius eutaenia". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2018: e.T182759A127625514. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-2.RLTS.T182759A127625514.en. Retrieved 18 November 2021.

[FishBase-2] Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Enteromius eutaenia". FishBase.

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