Line Spotted Barb

Diagnosis: Last unbranched ray of dorsal fin more or less flexible and without posterior denticulation; second mandibular barbel is well developed and ending at anterior side of operculum (Ref. 27628).Description: Lateral line scales 26-32 (Ref. 13337, 122753); 28-32 scales on lateral line for specimens of Rwanda (Ref. 27628).Colouration: Silver or yellow coloured on the flanks; a series of 4 to 7 black spots, more or less elongated, sometimes forming a black lateral band above the lateral line; mostly a second dark curved line under the lateral line (Ref. 27628).

Potamodromous. Migrating within streams, migratory in rivers, e.g. Saliminus, Moxostoma, Labeo. Migrations should be cyclical and predictable and cover more than 100 km.

Dorsal spines (total): 3; Dorsal soft rays (total): 8 - 10; Analspines: 3; Analsoft rays: 5 - 6

Frequency of occurrence in Caprivi: occasionally in shallow swamps (Ref. 037065).

Inhabits a wide range of habitats from small streams to large rivers. Moves upstream to spawn in flooded grassy areas (Ref. 7248).

fisheries: minor commercial; aquarium: commercial

The line-spotted barb (Enteromius lineomaculatus) is a species of cyprinid fish.

It is found in Burundi, Kenya, Rwanda, Tanzania, Uganda, Zambia, and Zimbabwe. Its natural habitats are rivers, intermittent rivers, and inland deltas. It is not considered a threatened species by the IUCN.