Enteromius clauseni
Enteromius clauseni is a species of ray-finned fish in the genus Enteromius which is known from only a single location on the Yewa River in Nigeria and Benin.[1][2]
| Enteromius clauseni | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Cypriniformes |
| Family: | Cyprinidae |
| Subfamily: | Barbinae |
| Genus: | Enteromius |
| Species: | E. clauseni |
| Binomial name | |
| Enteromius clauseni (Thys van den Audenaerde, 1976) | |
| Synonyms | |
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Barbus clauseni Thys van den Audenaerde, 1976 | |
Size
This species reaches a length of 3.0 cm (1.2 in).[3]
Etymology
The fish is named in honor of ichthyologist Herluf Stenholt Clausen who collected the type specimen.[4]
References
- Olaosebikan, B.D.; Lalèyè, P. (2020). "Enteromius clauseni". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2020: e.T182195A126357770. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-2.RLTS.T182195A126357770.en. Retrieved 20 November 2021.
- Lévêque, C., 1990. Cyprinidae. p. 269-361. In C. Lévêque, D. Paugy and G.G. Teugels (eds.) Faune des poissons d'eaux douces et saumâtres d'Afrique de l'Ouest. Tome I. Coll. Faune Tropicale n° XXVIII. Musée Royal de l'Afrique Centrale, Tervuren, and O.R.S.T.O.M., Paris, 384 p.
- Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2015). "Enteromius clauseni" in FishBase. February 2015 version.
- Scharpf, Christopher; Lazara, Kenneth J. "Order CYPRINIFORMES". The ETYFish Project. Retrieved 2020-01-30.
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