Dash-dot barb

Dash-dot barb
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Cypriniformes
Family: Cyprinidae
Genus: Barbus
Species: B. atkinsoni
Binomial name
Barbus atkinsoni
R. G. Bailey, 1969

The dash-dot barb (Barbus atkinsoni) is a species of ray-finned fish in the Cyprinidae family. It is found in Malawi and Tanzania. Its natural habitat is rivers. It is not considered a threatened species by the IUCN.

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