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  • Enteromius jaeMale
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  • Enteromius jae
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Scientific Name Enteromius jae  (Boulenger, 1903)
Common Names Jae Barb
Dja Barb, Roter Jae-Barbe (Germany)
Type Locality Ja River, southern Cameroon.
Synonym(s) Barbus jae
Pronunciation Ja-eh
Etymology jae = From Ja river.
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Size 38mm or 1.5" SL. Find near, nearer or same sized spp.
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Distribution Africa: Congo River system, rivers of Southern Cameroon, Equatorial Guinea and Gabon.
African Waters, Congo (click on these areas to find other species found there)
African Waters, Kouilou (click on these areas to find other species found there)
African Waters, Congo, Dja (click on these areas to find other species found there)

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IUCN Red List Category Least Concern, range map and more is available on the IUCN species page. Last assessed 2009.
pH 5.5 - 6.0
Temperature 21.0-25.0°C or 69.8-77°F (Show species within this range)
Other Parameters dGH 1-5.
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Breeding Reports There is no breeding report.
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Reference Annals and Magazine of Natural History (Series 7) v. 12 (no. 70) (art. 42), pp 437.
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Last Update 2020 Oct 08 15:34 (species record created: 2013 May 04 14:58)