Enteromius arambourgi
Enteromius arambourgi is a species of ray-finned fish in the genus Enteromius. It is endemic to Ethiopia. [1]
Enteromius arambourgi | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Cypriniformes |
Family: | Cyprinidae |
Subfamily: | Barbinae |
Genus: | Enteromius |
Species: | E. arambourgi |
Binomial name | |
Enteromius arambourgi Pellegrin, 1935 | |
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Size
This species reaches a length of 6.2 cm (2.4 in).[2]
Etymology
The fish is named in honor of vertebrate paleontologist Camille Arambourg (1885-1970), who conducted field work in North Africa including Ethiopia, where this barb is endemic.[3]
References
- 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.) (2015). "Enteromius arambourgi" in 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. Retrieved 6 October 2021.
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