Southern barred minnow

The southern barred minnow (Opsaridium peringueyi) is a species of freshwater ray-finned fish belonging to the family Danionidae, the danios or danionins. This species is found in Mozambique, South Africa, and Eswatini.^[3]

Barilius peringueyi

Southern barred minnow
Opsaridium peringueyi
Conservation status
Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Cypriniformes
Family:	Danionidae
Subfamily:	Chedrinae
Genus:	Opsaridium
Species:	O. peringueyi
Binomial name
Opsaridium peringueyi (Gilchrist & W. W. Thompson, 1913)
Synonyms[2]
Barilius peringueyi Gilchrist & W. W. Thompson, 1913

Etymology

The fish is named in honor of French entomologist Louis Peringuey (1855–1924), the director of the South African Museum, in whose publication this species was described by the authors.^[4]