Enteromius condei

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Enteromius condei
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Cypriniformes
Family: Cyprinidae
Subfamily: Barbinae
Genus: Enteromius
Species:
E. condei
Binomial name
Enteromius condei
(Mahnert & Géry, 1982)
Synonyms

Barbus condeiMahnert & Géry, 1982

Enteromius condei is a species of ray-finned fish in the genus Enteromius , endemic to Gabon. [1] [2]

Etymology

The fish is named in honor of zoologist Bruno Condé(fr) (1920-2004), the director of l'Aquarium de Nancy, who helped collect the type specimen. [3]

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References

  1. 1 2 Moelants, T. (2010). "Barbus condei". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species: 2010: e.T182799A7971304. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2010-3.RLTS.T182799A7971304.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. 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.