Enteromius melanotaenia

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Enteromius melanotaenia
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Cypriniformes
Family: Cyprinidae
Subfamily: Smiliogastrinae
Genus: Enteromius
Species:
E. melanotaenia
Binomial name
Enteromius melanotaenia
Stiassny, 1991
Synonyms
  • Barbus melanotaeniaStiassny, 1991

Enteromius melanotaenia is a species of ray-finned fish in the genus Enteromius , it has only been recorded from its type locality the River Via in the St. Paul's river basin of Liberia.

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