papermouth

Also known as Barbus mattozi, silverfish, silver fish

The papermouth (Enteromius mattozi), also known as the silverfish is a species of ray-finned fish in the genus Enteromius.

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Vinony's link graph records 5 inbound references to papermouth, and connects out to Actinopterygii, Animalia and International Standard Book Number.

It is catalogued under topics including Enteromius, Fish described in 1884 and Freshwater fish of Africa.

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Species

PhylumChordata
ClassTeleostei
OrderCypriniformes
FamilyCyprinidae

Habitatfreshwater

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Wikidata facts

Instance of: taxon
Parent taxon: Barbus
Image: Barbus mattozi.jpg

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taxon rank: species
Commons category: Barbus mattozi
taxon name: Barbus mattozi
taxon common name: Papermouth
different from: silverfish
short name: B. mattozi

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The papermouth (Enteromius mattozi), also known as the silverfish is a species of ray-finned fish in the genus Enteromius.

==Description== The papermouth has a silvery body with orange coloured fins. The dorsal fin is serrated and its scales are marked with radial striations. It grows to a maximum length of and a weight of . The mouth is positioned terminally. It has a protractile mouth.

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