Treur River barb
| Treur River barb | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Cypriniformes |
| Family: | Cyprinidae |
| Subfamily: | Barbinae |
| Genus: | Enteromius |
| Species: | E. treurensis
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| Binomial name | |
| Enteromius treurensis Groenewald, 1958
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| Synonyms | |
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Barbus treurensis | |
The Treur River barb (Enteromius treurensis) or simply Treur barb is a species of
cyprinid fish. It is endemic to northern Mpumalanga, South Africa
.
Status
Exotic fish like
National Heritage status in 1985. It was reintroduced to the Treur and upper Blyde rivers, where it now flourishes.[2]
It occurs alongside the Natal mountain catfish (Amphilius natalensis), that occurs here as an isolated population in the Limpopo system.[2]
See also
Sources
- ^ . Retrieved 15 November 2021.
- ^ a b "The Olifants River System, Ecoregions 4.03 & 4.05". State of the Rivers Report, South African River Health Programme. Water Affairs. Retrieved 25 December 2013.
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