| Common name | Straightfin barb |
| Language | English |
| Type | Vernacular |
| Official trade name | No |
| Rank | 2 - (Preferred common name (unique)) |
| Country | Zambia |
| Locality | Bangweulu swamps; Lake Kariba (Ref. 27602). |
| Ref. | Kolding, J., H. Ticheler and B. Chanda, 1996 |
| Life stage | juveniles and adults |
| Sex | females and males |
| Core | morphology |
| 1st modifier | morphology |
| 2nd modifier | |
| Remarks | 'barb', from Latin 'barba', i.e., beard, via Old French 'barbe'; refers to the sensitive whisker-like projections round the mouth (Ref. 11979). |