Enteromius eutaenia (Boulenger, 1904)
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 orangefin barb (Enteromius eutaenia) is a species of cyprinid fish in the genus Enteromius. This species may actually be a species complex, it is widely distributed in southern and central Africa. It is caught as food and kept as an ornamental fish in hobby aquariums. It grows to 14 cm SL, but is generally around nine cm.
It favours clear-flowing waters, usually headwater streams with rocky habitats, although it is known from sandy streams in the Caprivi Strip. This fish will ascend tributaries during the dry season, and move only onto floodplains in rainy season. It feeds on insects.
Wikipedia contributors, Orangefin barb; see linked history · CC BY-SA 4.0 . Plain-text lead excerpt, at most 180 words; no infobox or later sections Retrieved 2026-10-05T22:27:39.763822+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Enteromius eutaenia (Boulenger, 1904)
- Name authority
- (Boulenger, 1904)
- 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 eutaenia (Boulenger, 1904)
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.
| Recorded name | Source status |
|---|---|
| Barbus entaenia Boulenger, 1904 Boulenger, 1904 | synonym |
| Barbus eutaenia Boulenger, 1904 Boulenger, 1904 | synonym |
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=1470714 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:6FDC4. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.