Enteromius deguidei

Enteromius deguidei
Conservation status
Data Deficient  (IUCN 3.1) [1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Cypriniformes
Family:	Cyprinidae
Subfamily:	Smiliogastrinae
Genus:	Enteromius
Species:	E. deguidei
Binomial name
Enteromius deguidei (Matthes, 1964)
Synonyms
Barbus deguideiMatthes, 1964

Enteromius deguidei is a species of ray-finned fish in the genus Enteromius which has been recorded from a single location in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). ^{[1] [2]}

Size

This species reaches a length of 3.7 cm (1.5 in). ^[3]

Etymology

The fish is named in honor of R. Deguide, of the Musée Royal de l’Afrique Centrale, for his assistance during Hubert Matthes’ research in the Ikela region of the DRC. ^[4]

References

1. Snoeks, J.; Laleye, P.; Moelants, T. & Contreras-MacBeath, T (2010). "Barbus deguidei". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species: 2010: e.T169428A6625115. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2010-3.RLTS.T169428A6625115.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 deguidei". 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.