Redspot barb

The redspot barb (Enteromius kerstenii) is a species of freshwater cyprinid fish found in East Africa. It is named for the large, orange-red spot found on each operculum.^[1]

Redspot barb
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Cypriniformes
Family:	Cyprinidae
Subfamily:	Smiliogastrinae
Genus:	Enteromius
Species:	E. kerstenii
Binomial name
Enteromius kerstenii (W. K. H. Peters, 1868)
Synonyms
Barbus kerstenii Peters, 1868 Labeobarbus kerstenii (Peters, 1868) Barbus salmo Pfeffer, 1896 Barbus tangandensis Jubb, 1954 Enteromius tangandensis (Jubb, 1954) Barbus akeleyi Hubbs, 1918 Barbus nigrolinea Pfeffer, 1889 Barbus lumiensis Boulenger, 1903 Barbus minchinii Boulenger, 1906

According to FishBase, the South African Enteromius tangandensis (also referred to as "redsport barb") is a synonym of E. kerstenii, whereas the Catalog of Fishes lists them as separate species.

Size

This species reaches a length of 9.0 cm (3.5 in).^[2]

Etymology

The fish is named in honor of Otto Kersten (1839–1900), an early explorer of Mount Kilimanjaro, who sent a small collection of fishes to Peters, including the type specimen of this species.^[3]