The southern barred minnow (''Opsaridium peringueyi'') is a species of freshwater

ray-finned fish Actinopterygii (; ), members of which are known as ray-finned fish or actinopterygians, is a class of bony fish that comprise over 50% of living vertebrate species. They are so called because of their lightly built fins made of webbings of sk ...

belonging to the

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Danionidae The danionins are a group of small, minnow-type fish belonging to the family Danionidae. Species of this group are in the genera clades ''Danio'' and '' Devario'' (which also includes ''Chela'', ''Laubuka'', ''Microdevario'', and ''Microrasbora ...

, the danios or danionins. This species is found in Mozambique, South Africa, and Eswatini. Opsaridium peringueyi2

Etymology

The fish is named in honor of French entomologist Louis Peringuey (1855–1924), the director of the South African Museum, in whose publication this species was described by the authors.

References

southern barred minnow Fish of Mozambique Fish of South Africa Fish of Eswatini southern barred minnow Taxa named by John Dow Fisher Gilchrist Taxa named by William Wardlaw Thompson Taxonomy articles created by Polbot {{Danioninae-stub