Enteromius diamouanganai
Appearance
Enteromius diamouanganai | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Cypriniformes |
Family: | Cyprinidae |
Subfamily: | Barbinae |
Genus: | Enteromius |
Species: | E. diamouanganai
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Binomial name | |
Enteromius diamouanganai Teugels & Mamonekene, 1992
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Synonyms | |
Barbus diamouanganai Tegels & Mamonekene, 1992 |
Enteromius diamouanganai is a species of ray-finned fish in the genus Enteromius which occurs in rivers in the Congo and Gabon.[1][2]
Size
[edit]This species reaches a length of 11.3 cm (4.4 in).[3]
Etymology
[edit]The fish is named in honor of ecologist Jean Diamouangana, who was the UNESCO National Project Director in Mayombe, Congo, who supported the authors’ work.[4]
References
[edit]- ^ a b Moelants, T. (2010). "Barbus diamouanganai". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species: 2010: e.T182190A7828403. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2010-3.RLTS.T182190A7828403.en.
- ^ Eschmeyer, W.N. (ed.), 1999. Catalog of fishes. Updated database version of November 1999. Catalog databases as made available to FishBase in November 1999.
- ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Enteromius diamouanganai". FishBase. February 2015 version.
- ^ Christopher Scharpf & Kenneth J. Lazara (22 September 2018). "Order CYPRINIFORMES: Family CYPRINIDAE: Subfamily SMILIOGASTRINAE". The ETYFish Project Fish Name Etymology Database. Christopher Scharpf and Kenneth J. Lazara. Archived from the original on 4 May 2022. Retrieved 7 October 2021.