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Chubbyhead barb

Enteromius anoplus (Weber, 1897)

Status not recordedbony fish

The chubbyhead barb (Enteromius anoplus) is a species in the family Cyprinidae, order Cypriniformes.

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Quick facts about the chubbyhead barb

Weight
Not recorded
Length
Not recorded
Lifespan
Not recorded
Main food
Not recorded
Habitat
Not recorded
Young per litter or clutch
Not recorded
Conservation status
Not recorded
Countries on record
Not recorded

Where does the chubbyhead barb live?

Not recorded

Where has it been introduced?

The Global Register of Introduced and Invasive Species lists the chubbyhead barb as introduced in 1 country, and flagged as invasive in it.

  1. Namibiainvasive

Introduced means brought by people and now present; invasive means the country's checklist records an impact. A species can be native to one part of a country and introduced in another. Source: Global Register of Introduced and Invasive Species (CC BY 4.0).

Is the chubbyhead barb endangered?

No conservation assessment is recorded for this species in our sources. That is not the same as being safe: it has not been matched to an assessment.

How is the chubbyhead barb classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classTeleostei
  4. orderCypriniformes
  5. familyCyprinidae
  6. genusEnteromius
  7. SpeciesEnteromius anoplus (Weber, 1897)

Synonyms Barbus anoplus, Barbus anoplus anoplus, Barbus anoplus cernuus, Barbus anoplus oraniensis, Barbus anoplus typica, Barbus cernuus, Barbus karkensis

Other names and names in other languages (3)
  • Gouritz Chubbyhead barbEnglish
  • Dikkop-ghieliemientjieAfrikaans
  • parmička limpopskáCzech

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the chubbyhead barb

Other species in the same genus Enteromius.

Barbel

Enteromius anema

CyprinidaeNo free photo yet

Barbel

Enteromius neglectus

CyprinidaeNo free photo yet

Midspot barb

Enteromius stigmatopygus

CyprinidaeNo free photo yet

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Common questions

Answered only where our data holds the answer.

Is the chubbyhead barb an invasive species?

In some places. The Global Register of Introduced and Invasive Species flags the chubbyhead barb as invasive in 1 country: Namibia. It lists it as introduced in 1 in all.

What kind of animal is the chubbyhead barb?

The chubbyhead barb (Enteromius anoplus) belongs to the family Cyprinidae in the order Cypriniformes.

Sources and how to cite this page

Data as of 2026-11-14. How this page is put together.

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Chubbyhead barb (Enteromius anoplus). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/chubbyhead-barb

MLA

“Chubbyhead barb (Enteromius anoplus).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/chubbyhead-barb.

BibTeX
@misc{chubbyhead_barb_2026,
  title = {Chubbyhead barb (Enteromius anoplus)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/chubbyhead-barb},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-14}
}