Author: (Bailey, 1980)
FBname: Red Pangani barb
Comments: Type specimens of <i>Barbus venustus</i> were caught in shallow water among open stands of the emergent grass <i>Paspalidium geminatum</i> in the Nyumba ya Mungu reservoir; it was taken in July and August at the onset of the dry season but with the lake level still close to its maximum (Ref. 48244).  Gut content includes cladocerans, insect fragments, plant material and fine sand (Ref. 48244).