Enteromius bagbwensis

Enteromius bagbwensis is a species of freshwater benthopelagic ray-finned fish in the genus Enteromius it is endemic to the Bagbwe River in Sierra Leone.^[2] The current maximum length is a 9.6 cm male. ^[3]

Enteromius bagbwensis
Conservation status
Critically Endangered  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Cypriniformes
Family:	Cyprinidae
Subfamily:	Smiliogastrinae
Genus:	Enteromius
Species:	E. bagbwensis
Binomial name
Enteromius bagbwensis (Norman, 1932)
Synonyms
Barbus bagbwensis Norman, 1932

Description

This fish has 12 scales around caudal peduncle, 8 branched dorsal fin rays, and two pairs of rather long barbels. The anterior barbel does not reach to the anterior margin of the eye. It has a posterior barbel extending beyond the hind margin of its eye. This fish also has a complete lateral line and slightly depressed below dorsal fin. ^[3]