| Straightfin Barb | |
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| Conservation status | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Cypriniformes |
| Family: | Cyprinidae |
| Genus: | Barbus |
| Species: | B. paludinosus |
| Binomial name | |
| Barbus paludinosus W. K. H. Peters, 1852 |
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The Straightfin Barb (Barbus paludinosus) is a species of ray-finned fish in the Cyprinidae family. B. pleurogramma is sometimes included here, but while it is certainly extremely closely related, it appears to be a distinct cryptic species.
B. paludinosus is found in Burundi, Kenya, Malawi, Tanzania, and Uganda. Its natural habitats are rivers, freshwater lakes, freshwater marshes, and inland deltas. It is not considered a threatened species by the IUCN.