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Papermouth

Enteromius mattozi (Guimarães, 1884)

Status not recordedbony fish

The papermouth (Enteromius mattozi) is a species in the family Cyprinidae, order Cypriniformes.

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Quick facts about the papermouth

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 papermouth live?

Not recorded

Is the papermouth 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 papermouth classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classTeleostei
  4. orderCypriniformes
  5. familyCyprinidae
  6. genusEnteromius
  7. SpeciesEnteromius mattozi (Guimarães, 1884)

Synonyms Barbus mattozi, Barbus mottozi, Barbus rapax, Barbus sauvagei, Barbus serrula, Enteromius rapax

Other names and names in other languages (4)
  • Bushveld PapermouthEnglish
  • Silver-fishEnglish
  • PapierbekAfrikaans
  • parma MattozovaCzech

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the papermouth

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

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What kind of animal is the papermouth?

The papermouth (Enteromius mattozi) belongs to the family Cyprinidae in the order Cypriniformes.

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

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Papermouth (Enteromius mattozi). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/papermouth

MLA

“Papermouth (Enteromius mattozi).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/papermouth.

BibTeX
@misc{papermouth_2026,
  title = {Papermouth (Enteromius mattozi)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/papermouth},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-14}
}