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Notes

Many isolated subpopulations exist. Engelbrecht (1996) and Engelbrecht and van der Bank (1996) have shown genetic differences between some of these subpopulations and a broader phylogeographical study is needed. It must further be noted that Enteromius brevipinnis formerly belonged to the genus Barbus, but following the work of Yang et al. (2015) all previously Barbus species endemic to southern Africa are Enteromius, Pseudobarbus or Labeobarbus (Skelton 2016).

habitat_narrative

Freshwater (=Inland waters)

This species occurs in headwater streams often with Chubbyhead Barb (Enteromius anoplus) and is typically found associated with undercut banks, root stocks and marginal vegetation. They are opportunistic feeders feeding on zooplankton, aquatic invertebrates, terrestrial insects and detritus (Schulz and Scoonbee 1998). It is not abundant where encountered in the Shelangubu and Lomati rivers in Swaziland as well as the Hlelo River. In the Sabie River tributaries it can be common. This species breeds from spring to late summer (Schulz and Schoonbee 1998, Skelton 2001) and is a serial spawner with a maximum fecundity of 1,341 ova (Schulz and Schoonbee 1998).

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