| Enteromius perince | |
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| Conservation status | |
 Least Concern (IUCN 3.1) | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Cypriniformes |
| Family: | Cyprinidae |
| Subfamily: | Barbinae |
| Genus: | Enteromius |
| Species: | E. perince |
| Binomial name | |
| Enteromius perince Rüppell, 1835 | |
| Synonyms | |
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Barbus perince | |
Enteromius perince, the three-spot barb, is a species of ray-finned fish in the genus Enteromius which has a disjunct distributed from Guinea to Uganda, and throughout length of the Nile.
Human use
At Shanhûr in Egypt, remains of a jar from the sixth- to seventh-century AD were unearthed that contained fish bones. The fish were apparently pickled to produce a dish similar to the modern fesikh (or faseekh). Among the ancient remains, barbs were plentiful, and Egyptians now still consider E. perince good for preparing fesikh, as it is traditionally done for the Sham el-Nessim (spring festival) celebrations.
Footnotes
- ^ Diallo, I.; Azeroual, A.; Entsua-Mensah, M.; Getahun, A. & Lalèyè, P. (2020). "Enteromius perince". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2020: e.T182530A134931697. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-3.RLTS.T182530A134931697.en. Retrieved 3 December 2023.
- Van Neer, W. & Depraetere, D. (2005): Pickled fish from the Egyptian Nile : osteological evidence from a Byzantine (Coptic) context at Shanhûr. Revue de Paléobiologie, S.10: 159–170.
- Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Enteromius perince". FishBase.
| Taxon identifiers | |
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| Barbus perince | |
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