Zigzag Barb (Fb)

Description: robust species; enlarged scales forming a sheat at the base of the dorsal fin; serrated dorsal spine present (Ref. 75045).Coloration: yellow or orange tinted fins; broad, heavy, black midlateral stripe present, extending through the operculum and to the tip of the snout (Ref. 75045).

Dorsal spines (total): 3; Dorsal soft rays (total): 8 - 9; Analspines: 3; Analsoft rays: 5

aquarium: commercial

The zigzag barb (Enteromius miolepis) is a species of cyprinid fish in the genus Enteromius which occurs in the Congo Basin, Okavango River, Kafue River and the upper Zambezi.