Enteromius radiatus (Peters, 1853)
Accepted species in Catalogue of Life’s 11 September 2026 base release. This preserves the source classification and available supporting data; it is not a completed species monograph.
Open encyclopedia reference
The redeye barb or Beira barb (Enteromius radiatus), is a widespread African species of freshwater cyprinid fish which is found from Uganda south to the Limpopo River and Incomati River systems in South Africa. The redeye barb lives and feeds on the bottom as well as in the middle of the water column and at the surface. It prefers marginal vegetation in rivers but also occurs in marshes and among the fringing vegetation of lakes. In Eswatini, redeye barbs have been recorded in rock pools in the Komati River, in Lake Malawi it has been recorded where the shoreline is rocky, while in the Lake Rukwa drainage system it occurs in rivers which feed the lake and associated smaller waterbodies and in Lake Chiuta it has been reported as reasonably common in the lake and in slower flowing stretches of the inflow streams. In some drainage systems the redeye barb undertakes seasonal migratory movements. The redeye barb is crepuscular and prefers subdued light but it is also active during the night. Its main prey is invertebrates.
Wikipedia contributors, Redeye barb; see linked history · CC BY-SA 4.0 . Plain-text lead excerpt, at most 180 words; no infobox or later sections Retrieved 2026-10-05T22:28:11.885258+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Enteromius radiatus (Peters, 1853)
- Name authority
- (Peters, 1853)
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Teleostei
- Order
- Cypriniformes
- Family
- Cyprinidae
- Genus
- Enteromius
- Extinction status
- Not supplied by this source
Source habitat flags: Marine: no · Freshwater: yes · Terrestrial: no. These do not form a complete habitat description.
Classification family tree
Nested taxonomic groups from the source. This is not a direct-ancestor chain, a dated evolutionary tree or a phylogenetic reconstruction.
- domainEukaryota (Chatton, 1925) Whittaker & Margulis, 1978
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- subphylumVertebrata
- infraphylumGnathostomata
- parvphylumOsteichthyes
- gigaclassActinopterygii
- superclassActinopteri
- classTeleostei
- orderCypriniformes
- familyCyprinidae Rafinesque, 1815
- subfamilyBarbinae Bleeker, 1859
- genusEnteromius Cope, 1867
- speciesEnteromius radiatus (Peters, 1853)
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Enteromius. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| Enteromius afrovernayi (Nichols & Boulton, 1927) | CyprinidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Enteromius aloyi (Roman, 1971) | CyprinidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Enteromius anema (Boulenger, 1903) | CyprinidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Enteromius annectens (Gilchrist & Thompson, 1917) | CyprinidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Enteromius anniae (Lévêque, 1983) | CyprinidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Enteromius ansorgii (Boulenger, 1904) | CyprinidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Enteromius apleurogramma (Boulenger, 1911) | CyprinidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Enteromius aspilus (Boulenger, 1907) | CyprinidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Enteromius atromaculatus (Nichols & Griscom, 1917) | CyprinidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Enteromius bagbwensis (Norman, 1932) | CyprinidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Enteromius baudoni (Boulenger, 1918) | CyprinidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Enteromius bifrenatus (Fowler, 1935) | CyprinidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
Names & synonyms
Names explicitly linked to this accepted taxon in the source. Synonymy can change with revision.
Source literature & publication evidence
References attached to this source record, including nomenclatural citations where supplied. This is a selected bibliography; abbreviated citations remain in the source’s form.
- https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1419118 Source fields: Taxon.tsv dwc:namePublishedIn, Taxon.tsv dcterms:references
Origins, evidence & remaining research
Name authority and publication references document nomenclature where the source supplies it. They do not establish evolutionary origins or the earliest fossil occurrence.
Specimen-level evidence, morphology, ecological research, phylogenetic studies, a comprehensive bibliography and a located literary passage have not yet been compiled for this record. A suitable sourced image remains to be added.
Dataset citation & attribution
This exact taxon in ChecklistBank · Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11
Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11; dataset 316321; doi:10.48580/dgz5n. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ . Retrieved 5 October 2026.
Stable key: col:39YDQ. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.