Enteromius brachygramma (Boulenger, 1915)
Linespotted ufipa barb
Enteromius brachygramma
photo by Katemo Manda, B.

Family:  Cyprinidae (Minnows or carps), subfamily: Smiliogastrinae
Max. size:  5.2 cm TL (male/unsexed)
Environment:  benthopelagic; freshwater
Distribution:  Africa: only known from the type locality, a small affluent of the Lukinda in the Lake Mweru system (upper Congo River basin) in Democratic Republic of the Congo (Ref. 2801, 42540). Specimens identified as Barbus sp. aff. brachygramma known from the Lake Rukwa drainage in Tanzania (Ref. 27292).
Diagnosis:  Lateral line incomplete (Ref. 122753).
Biology: 
IUCN Red List Status: Data deficient (DD); Date assessed: 16 February 2009 Ref. (130435)
Threat to humans:  harmless


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