Enteromius liberiensis (Steindachner 1894)

Diagnosis: last simple dorsal-fin ray smooth on hind margin; head massive in adults; dorsal profile arched; scale formula 3.5/21-25/3.5; 2.5 scales between lateral line and pelvic-fin base; 12 scales around caudal peduncle; 7-8 branched dorsal fin rays; two pairs of long barbels; anterior barbel reaching to, or extending beyond, posterior half of eye; posterior barbel extending beyond hind margin of eye; lateral line complete and weakly depressed below dorsal fin; maximum reported size 100 mm SL; 3 large well defined spots on sides, 1st before level of dorsal-fin origin, 2nd slightly behind vertical line from last dorsal-fin ray, 3rd at end of caudal peduncle; average distance centres 2nd-3rd spot/distance centres 1st-2nd spot (= RDT) is 1.05-1.11 (Ref. 2940, 81282). Description: body rather deep; head massive; dorsal profile strongly convex and slightly depressed above eye; D: III,(7)8; A: III,5 (Ref. 2940, 81282).Coloration: 3 black spots aligned on sides, 1st above 4th or 5th lateral-line scale, 2nd slightly behind vertical line from last dorsal-fin ray, and 3rd at end of caudal peduncle; spots may vary in size, and there may be additional spots between the 3 typical ones; centres of lateral-line scales as well as those above and below lateral line, are marked with vertical black bar; back dark (Ref. 2940, 81282).

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): 0; Dorsal soft rays (total): 10 - 11; Analspines: 0; Analsoft rays: 8

Affinities: B. anniae (streamlined head) (Ref. 2940).

Enteromius liberiensis is a species of ray-finned fish in the genus Enteromius from Sierra Leone and Liberia.