meruensis, Barbus macropristis Lönnberg [E.] 1907:(7) 3 [Sjöstedts Kilimandjaro-Meru Expedition; ref. 15155] River Ngare na nyuki, from the Meru mountain, northern Tanzania. Syntypes: (9) Syntypes: NRM 8062 (7), ZMB 16580 (1). •Synonym of Barbus amphigramma Boulenger 1903 -- (Lévêque & Daget 1984:224 [ref. 6186]). •Synonym of Barbus paludinosus Peters 1852 -- (Seegers 1996:129 [ref. 23725]). •Synonym of Enteromius paludinosus (Peters 1852) -- (Hayes & Armbruster 2017:354 [ref. 35417], Englmaier et al. 2020:136 [ref. 37252]). Current status: Synonym of Enteromius paludinosus (Peters 1852). Cyprinidae: Smiliogastrinae. Habitat: freshwater.