Enteromius janssensi
Appearance
Enteromius janssensi | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Cypriniformes |
Family: | Cyprinidae |
Genus: | Enteromius |
Species: | E. janssensi
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Binomial name | |
Enteromius janssensi (Poll, 1976)
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Enteromius janssensi is a species of ray-finned fish in the genus Enteromius from the Democratic Republic of Congo.[2]
Size
[edit]This species reaches a length of 4.0 cm (1.6 in).[3]
Etymology
[edit]The fish's name is dedicated to the memory of entomologist André Janssens (1906-1954), who participated in a large-scale faunal survey (1946-1949) of Upemba National Park in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, the type specimen locality.[4]
References
[edit]- ^ Moelants, T. (2010). "Barbus janssensi". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species: 2010: e.T181940A7769632. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2010-3.RLTS.T181940A7769632.en.
- ^ Lévêque, C. and J. Daget, 1984. Cyprinidae. p. 217-342. In J. Daget, J.-P. Gosse and D.F.E. Thys van den Audenaerde (eds.) Check-list of the freshwater fishes of Africa (CLOFFA). ORSTOM, Paris and MRAC, Tervuren. Vol. 1.
- ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Enteromius janssensi". 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.