Redtail barb

Not to be confused with Red tailed tinfoil or Red-tailed Barbel.

The redtail barb (Enteromius gurneyi) is a species of cyprinid fish endemic to KwaZulu Natal in South Africa. It is found at altitudes of 300–1,000 metres (980–3,280 ft), particularly in clear streams over sandstones.^{[2] [3]}

Redtail barb
Conservation status
Vulnerable  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Cypriniformes
Family:	Cyprinidae
Subfamily:	Smiliogastrinae
Genus:	Enteromius
Species:	E. gurneyi
Binomial name
Enteromius gurneyi (Günther, 1868)
Synonyms
Barbus gurneyi Günther, 1868

Size

This species reaches a length of 10.0 cm (3.9 in).^[4]

Etymology

The fish is named in honor of John Henry Gurney (1819–1890), an English banker and amateur ornithologist, through whose help Günther received numerous specimens from Port Natal Durban, South Africa.^[5]