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Spotted barb

Enteromius lineomaculatus (Boulenger, 1903)

Status not recordedbony fish

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

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Quick facts about the spotted 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 spotted barb live?

Not recorded

Is the spotted 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 spotted barb classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classTeleostei
  4. orderCypriniformes
  5. familyCyprinidae
  6. genusEnteromius
  7. SpeciesEnteromius lineomaculatus (Boulenger, 1903)

Synonyms Barbus lineamaculatus, Barbus lineomaculatus, Barbus lineomaculatus lineomaculatus, Puntius lineomaculatus

Other names and names in other languages (10)
  • Line-spotted barbEnglish
  • Linespotted barbEnglish
  • Linespotted Saisi-barbEnglish
  • LynkolghieliemientjieAfrikaans
  • Parmička skvrnopásáCzech
  • KylkitäpläbarbiFinnish
  • Линейно-пятнистый барбусRussian
  • Lynkol-ghieliemientjieAfrikaans
  • Lynspikkel-ghieliemientjieAfrikaans
  • LinjatäpläbarbiFinnish

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the spotted 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

CompareSpotted barb vs BarbelSpotted barb vs Enteromius arambourgiSpotted barb vs Enteromius guiraliSpotted barb vs Barbel

Common questions

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What kind of animal is the spotted barb?

The spotted barb (Enteromius lineomaculatus) 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). Spotted barb (Enteromius lineomaculatus). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/spotted-barb

MLA

“Spotted barb (Enteromius lineomaculatus).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/spotted-barb.

BibTeX
@misc{spotted_barb_2026,
  title = {Spotted barb (Enteromius lineomaculatus)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/spotted-barb},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-14}
}