Sickle barb
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Cypriniformes
Family: Cyprinidae
Subfamily: Barbinae
Genus: Enteromius
Species:
E. haasianus
Binomial name
Enteromius haasianus
L. R. David, 1936
Synonyms

Barbus haasianus David, 1936

The sickle barb (Enteromius haasianus) is a species of ray-finned fish in the genus Enteromius. it gets its common name from the sickle shaped anal fin of mature males, they are normally a translucent brown colour with a spot on the caudal peduncle but in breeding condition the males take on a rosy hue.[2][3] It is a common and widespread species of swamps and shallow waters, including floodplains, in central Africa from the Congo Basin to the Zambezi.[4] It is harvested commercially for food and for the aquarium trade and in some areas, such as Katanga, pollution may be a threat but it is a common and widespread small fish and is not considered to be globally threatened.[1][5]

Size

This species reaches a length of 3.2 cm (1.3 in).[4]

Etymology

The fish is named in honor malacologist Fritz Haas (1886-1969), who collected the type specimen.[6]

References

  1. ^ a b Bills, R.; Kazembe, J.; Marshall, B.; Moelants, T.; Tweddle, D. & Vreven, E. (2010). "Barbus haasianus". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species: 2 010: e.T181977A7777349. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2010-3.RLTS.T181977A7777349.en.
  2. ^ Vincent Carruthers, ed. (2000). The Wildlife of Southern Africa: A field guide to the animals and plants of the region. Struik. p. 65. ISBN 1868724514.
  3. ^ Paul Harvey Skelton (2001). A Complete Guide to the Freshwater Fishes of Southern Africa. Struik. p. 130. ISBN 1868726436.
  4. ^ a b Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2015). "Enteromius haasianus" in FishBase. February 2015 version.
  5. ^ Lévêque, C. and J. Daget, 1984. Cyprinidae. p. 217-342. In J. Daget, J.-P. Gosse and D.F.E. Thys van den Audenaerde (eds.) Check-list of the freshwater fishes of Africa (CLOFFA). ORSTOM, Paris and MRAC, Tervuren. Vol. 1.
  6. ^ Christopher Scharpf & Kenneth J. Lazara (22 September 2018). "Order CYPRINIFORMES: Family CYPRINIDAE: Subfamily SMILIOGASTRINAE". The ETYFish Project Fish Name Etymology Database. Christopher Scharpf and Kenneth J. Lazara. Retrieved 7 October 2021.


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