Enteromius janssensi

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Enteromius janssensi
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Cypriniformes
Family: Cyprinidae
Genus: Enteromius
Species:
E. janssensi
Binomial name
Enteromius janssensi
(Poll, 1976)
Synonyms
  • Barbus janssensiPoll, 1976

Enteromius janssensi is a species of ray-finned fish in the genus Enteromius from the Democratic Republic of Congo. [2]

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Size

This species reaches a length of 4.0 cm (1.6 in). [3]

Etymology

The fish's name is dedicated to the memory of entomologist André Janssens (1906-1954), who participated in a large-scale faunal survey (1946-1949) of Upemba National Park in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, the type specimen locality. [4]

References

  1. ↑ Moelants, T. (2010). "Barbus janssensi". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species: 2010: e.T181940A7769632. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2010-3.RLTS.T181940A7769632.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 janssensi". 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.


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