Enteromius trispilopleura
Enteromius trispilopleura (Boulenger, 1902)


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Family:  Cyprinidae (Minnows or carps), subfamily: Smiliogastrinae
Max. size:  4.5 cm TL (male/unsexed)
Environment:  benthopelagic; freshwater
Distribution:  Africa: Lake Tsana (?) and Chad basin. Records from West Africa are doubtful. Not in Lake Victoria, where it is a misidentification of Barbus cercops (Ref. 52331).
Diagnosis:   
Biology: 
IUCN Red List Status: Least Concern (LC); Date assessed: 01 May 2009 Ref. (130435)
Threat to humans:  harmless


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