About Enteromius trimaculatus (Peters, 1852)
The threespot barb, scientific name Enteromius trimaculatus, is a cyprinid fish species belonging to the large genus Enteromius. It has a wide distribution across sub-Saharan Africa, ranging from the Congo Basin east to the Indian Ocean coast of Tanzania, and south to KwaZulu Natal in South Africa. This fish lives in shallow water near river inflows or swampy areas. It is both a hardy habitat generalist, and it prefers areas with vegetation. Its diet consists of insects and other small animals. Anglers targeting tigerfish often catch this species to use as bait. It breeds during the summer rainy season. When rivers swell after rain, shoals of fertile adult threespot barbs migrate upstream. A single female can produce up to 8,000 eggs.
