Enteromius rouxi
Appearance
Enteromius rouxi | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Cypriniformes |
Family: | Cyprinidae |
Subfamily: | Barbinae |
Genus: | Enteromius |
Species: | E. rouxi
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Binomial name | |
Enteromius rouxi (Daget, 1961)
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Synonyms | |
Barbus rouxi |
Enteromius rouxi is a species of ray-finned fish in the genus Enteromius which is endemic to the Kouilou-Niari basin in the Republic of the Congo.[1][2]
Size
[edit]This species reaches a length of 5.7 cm (2.2 in).[3]
Etymology
[edit]The fish is named in honor of zoologist Charles Roux, of the Muséum national d’Histoire naturelle in Paris, who collected the holotype specimen.[4]
References
[edit]- ^ a b Moelants, T. (2018) [amended version of 2010 assessment]. "Enteromius rouxi". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2018: e.T181828A127154641. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2010-3.RLTS.T181828A127154641.en. Retrieved 13 October 2024.
- ^ 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 rouxi". FishBase. February 2015 version.
- ^ Christopher Scharpf & Kenneth J. Lazara (22 September 2018). "Family CYPRINIDAE: Subfamily SMILIOGASTRINAE (Small Barbs)". The ETYFish Project Fish Name Etymology Database. Christopher Scharpf and Kenneth J. Lazara. Retrieved 22 April 2023.