Enteromius perince

Enteromius perince, the three-spot barb,^[1] is a species of ray-finned fish in the genus Enteromius which has a disjunct distributed from Guinea to Uganda, and throughout length of the Nile.^[1]

Enteromius perince
Conservation status
Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Cypriniformes
Family:	Cyprinidae
Subfamily:	Smiliogastrinae
Genus:	Enteromius
Species:	E. perince
Binomial name
Enteromius perince Rüppell, 1835
Synonyms
Barbus perince

Human use

At Shanhûr in Egypt, remains of a jar from the sixth- to seventh-century AD were unearthed that contained fish bones. The fish were apparently pickled to produce a dish similar to the modern fesikh (or faseekh). Among the ancient remains, barbs were plentiful, and Egyptians now still consider E. perince good for preparing fesikh, as it is traditionally done for the Sham el-Nessim (spring festival) celebrations.^[2]