{{Short description|Species of fish}} {{Speciesbox | status = | taxon = Enteromius kerstenii | display_parents = 3 | authority = (W. K. H. Peters, 1868) | synonyms = * ''Barbus kerstenii'' <small>Peters, 1868</small> * ''Labeobarbus kerstenii'' <small>(Peters, 1868)</small> * ''Barbus salmo'' <small>Pfeffer, 1896</small> * ''Barbus tangandensis'' <small>Jubb, 1954</small> * ''Enteromius tangandensis'' <small>(Jubb, 1954)</small> * ''Barbus akeleyi'' <small>Hubbs, 1918</small> * ''Barbus nigrolinea'' <small>Pfeffer, 1889</small> * ''Barbus lumiensis'' <small>Boulenger, 1903</small> * ''Barbus minchinii'' <small>Boulenger, 1906</small> }} The '''redspot barb''' ('''''Enteromius kerstenii''''') is a species of freshwater cyprinid fish found in East Africa. It is named for the large, orange-red spot found on each operculum.<ref>Lévêque, C. and J. Daget, 1984. Cyprinidae. p. 217–342. In J. Daget, J.-P. Gosse and D.F.E. Thys van den Audenaerde (eds.) Check-list of the freshwater fishes of Africa (CLOFFA). ORSTOM, Paris and MRAC, Tervuren. Vol. 1.</ref>
According to FishBase, the South African '''''Enteromius tangandensis''''' (also referred to as "redsport barb") is a synonym of ''E. kerstenii'', whereas the Catalog of Fishes lists them as separate species.
==Size== This species reaches a length of {{convert|9.0|cm|in|abbr=on}}.<ref>{{FishBase |genus= Enteromius |species= kerstenii| month = February | year = 2015}}</ref>
==Etymology== The fish is named in honor of Otto Kersten (1839–1900), an early explorer of Mount Kilimanjaro, who sent a small collection of fishes to Peters, including the type specimen of this species.<ref name = ETYFish>{{cite web | url = http://www.etyfish.org/cypriniformes9/ | title = Order CYPRINIFORMES: Family CYPRINIDAE: Subfamily SMILIOGASTRINAE | access-date = 7 October 2021 | author1 = Christopher Scharpf | author2 = Kenneth J. Lazara | name-list-style = amp | work = The ETYFish Project Fish Name Etymology Database | publisher = Christopher Scharpf and Kenneth J. Lazara | date = 22 September 2018 | archive-date = 4 May 2022 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20220504083757/https://etyfish.org/cypriniformes9/ | url-status = dead }}</ref>
== References ==<!-- AnimalBiology57:39. --> {{Reflist}} * {{fishbase|Enteromius|kerstenii}} * Eschmeyer, W. (2014) [http://research.calacademy.org/redirect?url=http://researcharchive.calacademy.org/research/ichthyology/catalog/fishcatget.asp&spid=1918 Barbus tangandensis] CAS, Catalog of Fishes
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Category:Enteromius Category:Cyprinid fish of Africa Category:Fish described in 1868 Category:Taxa named by Wilhelm Peters
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