Enteromius miolepis (Boulenger, 1902)
Zigzag barb
photo by Mertens, P.

Family:  Cyprinidae (Minnows or carps), subfamily: Smiliogastrinae
Max. size:  12.5 cm SL (male/unsexed)
Environment:  benthopelagic; freshwater
Distribution:  Africa: Cuanza and Bengo basins in Angola (Ref. 11970), entire Congo River basin and Okavango, Zambezi, and Kafue systems (Ref. 52193). Present in Koki River, a Lake Tanganyika tributary (Ref. 36901). Also reported from the Gribingui, Lake Chad basin (Ref. 83569), but this needs confirmation.
Diagnosis:  Dorsal spines (total): 3-3; Dorsal soft rays (total): 8-9; Anal spines: 3-3; Anal soft rays: 5-5. 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).
Biology: 
IUCN Red List Status: Least Concern (LC); Date assessed: 01 May 2009 Ref. (130435)
Threat to humans:  harmless


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