Enteromius
TaxonEnteromius
AuthorityCope, 1867[1]
Subdivision ranksSpecies
Type speciesEnteromius potamogalis
Type species authorityCope, 1867[1]

Enteromius is a genus of small to medium-sized cyprinid fish native to tropical Africa. Most species were placed in the genus Barbus.

Several species are only known from the type specimens, and their status and continuing existence must be confirmed. As many of these are from Lake Victoria, which underwent massive ecological upheaval after Nile perch (Lates nilosus) were introduced, some of them likely have not survived, either.

Species

Species in this genus are:[2]

References

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  3. ^ Englmaier GK; Tesfaye G; Bogutskaya NG (2020). "A new species of Enteromius (Actinopterygii, Cyprinidae, Smiliogastrinae) from the Awash River, Ethiopia, and the re-establishment of E. akakianus". ZooKeys. ' (902): 107–150. Bibcode:2020ZooK..902..107E. doi:10.3897/zookeys.902.39606. PMC 6978609. PMID 31997886