Enteromius guildi
Enteromius guildi is a species of ray-finned fish in the genus Enteromius which is found only in the upper reached of the River Hedjo on the border between Togo and Ghana.[1][2]
| Enteromius guildi | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Cypriniformes |
| Family: | Cyprinidae |
| Subfamily: | Barbinae |
| Genus: | Enteromius |
| Species: | E. guildi |
| Binomial name | |
| Enteromius guildi (Loiselle, 1973) | |
| Synonyms | |
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Barbus guildi Loiselle, 1973 | |
Size
This species reaches a length of 5.6 cm (2.2 in).[3]
Etymology
The fish is named in honor of Paul D. Guild (b. 1943), a Peace Corps colleague of the describer for three years in the Republic of Togo.[4]
References
- Dankwa, H. (2020). "Barbus guildi". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species: 2020: e.T182773A126378042.
- 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 guildi" 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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