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Enteromius guirali

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Species of fish

Enteromius guirali
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. guirali
Binomial name
Enteromius guirali
(Thominot, 1886)
Synonyms
  • Barbus guirali Thominot, 1886
  • Barbus melanepiptera Pellegrin, 1924

Enteromius guirali is a species of cyprinid fish. It is endemic to Central Africa and occurs in Cameroon, Gabon, and the Republic of the Congo. It is a benthopelagic freshwater species that grows to 15.5 cm (6.1 in) total length.

Size

This species reaches a length of 15.5 cm (6.1 in).

Etymology

The fish is named in honor of explorer and naturalist Léon Guiral (1858-1885), who collected the type specimen in Zaire in 1885.


References

  1. ^ Moelants, T. (2018) . "Barbus guirali". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2018: e.T181790A126395306. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2010-3.RLTS.T181790A126395306.en.
  2. ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Enteromius guirali". FishBase. April 2019 version.
  3. 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.
  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 guirali


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