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Line spotted barb

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Order
  
Cypriniformes

Genus
  
Barbus

Higher classification
  
Barbus

Phylum
  
Chordata

Family
  
Cyprinidae

Scientific name
  
Barbus lineomaculatus

Rank
  
Species

Similar
  
Barbus, Sickle barb, Barbus viviparus, Cyprinidae, Barbus poechii

The line-spotted barb (Barbus lineomaculatus) is a species of ray-finned fish in the family Cyprinidae. 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.

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Line-spotted barb Wikipedia