The clipper barb grows to a maximum length of 3 in (8 cm) and a maximum weight of 0.18 oz (5.0 g). It has a slightly convex dorsal profile and short anterior barbels that do not extend beyond the eye. It has a light silverish-golden body, darker on the back. The dorsal and caudal fins have a red-orange base, all other fins are colorless. It has a black spot on the first few rays of the dorsal fin, the tip of those rays are colorless.
Clipper barbs natively live in a tropical environment and prefer freshwater an ideal temperature range of 66–77 °F (19–25 °C).
The clipper barb is of commercial interest in the aquarium industry.
^M. Entsua-Mensah; P. Lalèyè; T. Moelants (2010). "Barbus callipterus". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species: 2010: e.T182252A7843168. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2010-3.RLTS.T182252A7843168.en.
clipper, barb, clipper, barb, enteromius, callipterus, congo, barb, freshwater, brackish, tropical, fish, belonging, minnow, family, cyprinidae, native, habitat, from, côte, ivoire, through, chad, basin, nigeria, cameroon, originally, described, barbus, callip. The clipper barb Enteromius callipterus or Congo barb is a freshwater and brackish tropical fish belonging to the minnow family Cyprinidae Its native habitat is from Cote d Ivoire through the Chad Basin to Nigeria and Cameroon It was originally described as Barbus callipterus by Boulenger in 1907 Clipper barbConservation statusLeast Concern IUCN 3 1 1 Scientific classificationDomain EukaryotaKingdom AnimaliaPhylum ChordataClass ActinopterygiiOrder CypriniformesFamily CyprinidaeSubfamily BarbinaeGenus EnteromiusSpecies E callipterusBinomial nameEnteromius callipterusBoulenger 1907SynonymsBarbus callipterus Boulenger 1907 Barbodes callipterus Boulenger 1907 Puntius callipterus Boulenger 1907 The clipper barb grows to a maximum length of 3 in 8 cm and a maximum weight of 0 18 oz 5 0 g It has a slightly convex dorsal profile and short anterior barbels that do not extend beyond the eye It has a light silverish golden body darker on the back The dorsal and caudal fins have a red orange base all other fins are colorless It has a black spot on the first few rays of the dorsal fin the tip of those rays are colorless Clipper barbs natively live in a tropical environment and prefer freshwater an ideal temperature range of 66 77 F 19 25 C The clipper barb is of commercial interest in the aquarium industry See also editList of freshwater aquarium fish speciesReferences edit M Entsua Mensah P Laleye T Moelants 2010 Barbus callipterus The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2010 e T182252A7843168 doi 10 2305 IUCN UK 2010 3 RLTS T182252A7843168 en Clipper barb on FishBase Barbus callipterus Integrated Taxonomic Information System Retrieved November 12 2004 nbsp This Barbinae related article is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Clipper barb amp oldid 1170169367, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
