Enteromius evansi
Enteromius evansi is a species of ray-finned fish in the genus Enteromius from the Catumbela and Kwanza river systems in Angola.[2]
| Enteromius evansi | |
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Scientific 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 | |
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Size
This species reaches a length of 4.1 cm (1.6 in).[3]
Etymology
The fish is named in honor of J. R. Evans, who accompanied Fowler on the Gray African Expedition in Angola.[4]
References
- 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.
- 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 evansi" 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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