Thamalakane Barb

Favors well-vegetated margins of rivers and lagoons, floodplain pools and backwaters. Frequency of occurence in Caprivi: occasionally on rocky streams, common in shallow swamps (Ref. 037065). Feeds on insects and periphyton.

Favors well-vegetated margins of rivers and lagoons, floodplain pools and backwaters. Feeds on insects and periphyton. Breeds in summer, laying eggs on submerged vegetation (Ref. 7248).

aquarium: commercial

Thamalakane barb (Enteromius thamalakanensis) is a species of cyprinid fish in the genus Enteromius, which occurs in the Okavango and upper Zambezi river systems.