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Enteromius bourdariei

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Species of fish

Enteromius bourdariei
Conservation status

Endangered  (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Cypriniformes
Family: Cyprinidae
Subfamily: Barbinae
Genus: Enteromius
Species: E. bourdariei
Binomial name
Enteromius bourdariei
(Pellegrin, 1928)
Synonyms
  • Barbus bourdariei Pellegrin, 1928

Enteromius bourdariei is a species of ray-finned fish in the genus Enteromius which ha so far only been recorded in the Noun River and Lake Monoun in Cameroon.

Size

This species reaches a length of 10.8 cm (4.3 in).

Etymology

The fish is named in honor of Paul Bourdarie (1864-1950), the co-founder and permanent secretary of l’Académie des Sciences Coloniales, now known as Académie des sciences d'outre-mer, a society dedicated to the history and geography of Africa, Latin America, Asia and Oceania.

References

  1. ^ T. Moelants (2010). "Barbus bourdariei". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species: 2010: e.T182608A7925192. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2010-3.RLTS.T182608A7925192.en.
  2. De Weirdt, D., A. Getahun, S. Tshibwabwa and G.G. Teugels, 2007. Cyprinidae. p. 466-572. In M.L.J. Stiassny, G.G. Teugels and C.D. Hopkins (eds.) The fresh and brackish water fishes of Lower Guinea, West-Central Africa. Volume I. Collection Faune et Flore tropicales 42. Institut de Recherche pour le Développement, Paris, France, Muséum National d’Histoire Naturelle, Paris, France, and Musée Royal de l’Afrique Centrale, Tervuren, Belgium. 800 pp.
  3. Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Enteromius bourdariei". FishBase. February 2015 version.
  4. 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. Archived from the original on 4 May 2022. Retrieved 7 October 2021.
Taxon identifiers
Barbus bourdariei


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