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Straightfin barb

Enteromius paludinosus (Peters, 1852)

Status not recordedbony fish

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

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Quick facts about the straightfin 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 straightfin barb live?

Not recorded

Where has it been introduced?

The Global Register of Introduced and Invasive Species lists the straightfin barb as introduced in 1 country.

  1. Kenya

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 straightfin 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 straightfin barb classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classTeleostei
  4. orderCypriniformes
  5. familyCyprinidae
  6. genusEnteromius
  7. SpeciesEnteromius paludinosus (Peters, 1852)

Synonyms Barbus amphigramma, Barbus gibbosus, Barbus helleri, Barbus ivongoensis, Barbus longicauda, Barbus macropristis, Barbus macropristis meruensis, Barbus meruensis, Barbus paludinosis, Barbus paludinosus, Barbus paludonosus, Barbus taitensis, Barbus thikensis, Barbus tsotsorogensis, Barbus vinciguerrai, Barbus welwitschii, Enteromius amphigramma, Puntius paludinosus

Other names and names in other languages (19)
  • Lynvin-ghieliemientjieAfrikaans
  • SumpfbarbeGerman
  • Болотный барбусRussian
  • Dagaaroot
  • Lynvin of Moeras-ghieliemientjieAfrikaans
  • TaitabarbeGerman
  • Imbaala (sisuba)root
  • Kasengaroot
  • Kaseparoot
  • Keltaeväbarbiroot
  • Linwanga (lozi)root
  • Masengaroot
  • Matembaroot
  • Parmička bažinnároot
  • Parmička nairobskároot
  • Parmička tajtenskároot
  • Rämebarbiroot
  • Särkibarbiroot
  • Sinijuovabarbiroot

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the straightfin 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

CompareStraightfin barb vs BarbelStraightfin barb vs Enteromius arambourgiStraightfin barb vs Enteromius guiraliStraightfin barb vs Barbel

Common questions

Answered only where our data holds the answer.

Is the straightfin barb an invasive species?

The Global Register of Introduced and Invasive Species lists the straightfin barb as introduced in 1 country: Kenya, but does not flag it as invasive in any of them.

What kind of animal is the straightfin barb?

The straightfin barb (Enteromius paludinosus) 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). Straightfin barb (Enteromius paludinosus). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/straightfin-barb

MLA

“Straightfin barb (Enteromius paludinosus).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/straightfin-barb.

BibTeX
@misc{straightfin_barb_2026,
  title = {Straightfin barb (Enteromius paludinosus)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/straightfin-barb},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-14}
}