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Dashtail barb

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Dashtail barb
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Cypriniformes
Family: Cyprinidae
Genus: Enteromius
Species:
E. poechii
Binomial name
Enteromius poechii
(Steindachner, 1911)
Synonyms
  • Barbus poechii Steindachner, 1911
  • Barbus bernardcarpi Jubb, 1958
  • Barbus bernardcarpi Jubb, 1958

The dashtail barb (Enteromius poechii) is a species of cyprinid fish in the genus Enteromius which is found in the rivers of western central Africa from Zimbabwe and Namibia north to the Democratic Republic of the Congo.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b Marshall, B.; Moelants, T. & Tweddle, D. (2010). "Barbus poechii". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species: 2010: e.T63270A12647194. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2010-3.RLTS.T63270A12647194.en.