Clypeobarbus

The Congo barb, Clypeobarbus congicus, is a small African cyprinid from the Congo River drainage in the Republic of Congo and DR Congo. Rare in the hobby, it often turns out to be something else when it appears on exporters' lists. Its genus is characterised by a midlateral row of greatly enlarged, shield-like scales. A shoaling species with a distinct pecking order between males, it should be kept in a group of 8 or more in a well-planted tank.