Enteromius guirali

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.[1][2] It is a benthopelagic freshwater species[1][2] that grows to 15.5 cm (6.1 in) total length.[2]

Enteromius guirali
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

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Size

This species reaches a length of 15.5 cm (6.1 in).[2]

Etymology

The fish is named in honor of explorer and naturalist Léon Guiral (1858-1885), who collected the type specimen in Zaire in 1885.[4]


References
  1. Moelants, T. (2018) [amended version of 2010 assessment]. "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.) (2019). "Enteromius guirali" in 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. Retrieved 7 October 2021.


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