Common name of Enteromius brevipinnis
 
Common name Shortfin barb
Language English
Type Vernacular
Official trade name No
Rank 3 - (Other common name)
Country South Africa
Locality
Ref. IUCN, 1994
Life stage juveniles and adults
Sex females and males
Core morphology
1st modifier morphology
2nd modifier
Remarks 'barb', from Latin 'barba', i.e., beard, via Old French 'barbe'; refers to the sensitive whisker-like projections round the mouth (Ref. 11979).
 
Entered by Palomares, Maria Lourdes D.
Modified by Sampang-Reyes, Arlene G.
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