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Scientific Name Enteromius nyanzae  (Whitehead, 1960)
Common Name Nyanza Barb
Type Locality Nzoia River, Nyanza Province, Kenya.
Synonym(s) Barbus nyanzae
Etymology nyanzae after the region in Kenya where it was found.
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Size 70mm or 2.8" SL. Find near, nearer or same sized spp.
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Distribution Africa: rivers in Nyanza Province, Kenya and nearby Lake Victoria shores.
African Waters, Western Rift Valley Lakes, Victoria (click on these areas to find other species found there)
African Waters, Kenya waters (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 2015.
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Breeding Reports There is no breeding report.
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Reference Revue de Zoologie et de Botanique Africaines v. 62 (nos 1-2), pp 107, Fig. 1
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Last Update 2019 Oct 26 07:31 (species record created: 2012 Oct 05 09:55)