Barbus pleurogramma

Barbus pleurogramma
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Cypriniformes
Family: Cyprinidae
Genus: Barbus
Species: B. pleurogramma
Binomial name
Barbus pleurogramma
Boulenger, 1902

Barbus pleurogramma is a species of ray-finned fish in the genus Barbus. It is endemic to Ethiopia.

Some authors include it in the straightfin barb (B. paludinosus). But while they are certainly extremely closely related, they appear to be distinct cryptic species.

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