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Enteromius evansi

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Species of fish

Enteromius evansi
Conservation status

Least Concern  (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. evansi
Binomial name
Enteromius evansi
Fowler, 1930
Synonyms
  • Barbus evansi Fowler, 1930

Enteromius evansi is a species of ray-finned fish in the genus Enteromius from the Catumbela and Kwanza river systems in Angola.

Size

This species reaches a length of 4.1 cm (1.6 in).

Etymology

The fish is named in honor of J. R. Evans, who accompanied Fowler on the Gray African Expedition in Angola.

References

  1. Da Costa, L. (2007). "Barbus evansi". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species: 2007: e.T63258A12646443. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2007.RLTS.T63258A12646443.en.
  2. 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
  3. Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Enteromius evansi". 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 evansi


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