East African red-finned barb
| East African red-finned barb | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Cypriniformes |
| Family: | Cyprinidae |
| Genus: | Barbus |
| Species: | B. apleurogramma |
| Binomial name | |
| Barbus apleurogramma Boulenger, 1911 | |
| Synonyms | |
|
Barbus amboseli Bannister, 1980 | |
The East African red-finned barb (Barbus apleurogramma) is a species of ray-finned fish in the Cyprinidae family.
It is found in Burundi, Kenya, Rwanda, and Tanzania.
Its natural habitats are rivers, swamps, freshwater lakes, freshwater marshes, and inland deltas.
It is not considered a threatened species by the IUCN.
References
- Ntakimazi, G., Twongo, T.K. & Hanssens, M. 2005. Barbus apleurogramma. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 19 July 2007.
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