Enteromius deguidei
Enteromius deguidei is a species of ray-finned fish in the genus Enteromius which has been recorded from a single location in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC).[1][2]
| Enteromius deguidei | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Cypriniformes |
| Family: | Cyprinidae |
| Subfamily: | Barbinae |
| Genus: | Enteromius |
| Species: | E. deguidei |
| Binomial name | |
| Enteromius deguidei (Matthes, 1964) | |
| Synonyms | |
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Barbus deguidei Matthes, 1964 | |
Size
This species reaches a length of 3.7 cm (1.5 in).[3]
Etymology
The fish is named in honor of R. Deguide, of the Musée Royal de l’Afrique Centrale, for his assistance during Hubert Matthes’ research in the Ikela region of the DRC.[4]
References
- Snoeks, J.; Laleye, P.; Moelants, T. & Contreras-MacBeath, T (2010). "Barbus deguidei". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species: 2010: e.T169428A6625115. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2010-3.RLTS.T169428A6625115.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.) (2015). "Enteromius deguidei" 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 7 October 2021.
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