The coppernose barb (Raiamas christyi) is a species of freshwater ray-finned fish belonging to the family Danionidae. This fish is found in the Congo River system in Africa.
The fish is named in honor of Cuthbert Christy (1863â 1932), an English physician who specialized in learning about sleeping sickness, he was also a zoologist, an explorer, and the Director of the Congo Museum (Tervuren, Belgium), who was the one who collected the holotype specimen.