Enteromius rouxi

Enteromius rouxi
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. rouxi
Binomial name
Enteromius rouxi (Daget, 1961)
Synonyms
Barbus rouxi

Enteromius rouxi is a species of ray-finned fish in the genus Enteromius which is endemic to the Kouilou-Niari basin in the Republic of the Congo. ^{[1] [2]}

Size

This species reaches a length of 5.7 cm (2.2 in). ^[3]

Etymology

The fish is named in honor of zoologist Charles Roux, of the Muséum national d'Histoire naturelle in Paris, who collected the holotype specimen. ^[4]

References

1. Moelants, T. (2018) [amended version of 2010 assessment]. "Enteromius rouxi". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2018 e.T181828A127154641. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2010-3.RLTS.T181828A127154641.en . Retrieved 13 October 2024.
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 rouxi". FishBase . February 2015 version.
4. Christopher Scharpf & Kenneth J. Lazara (22 September 2018). "Family CYPRINIDAE: Subfamily SMILIOGASTRINAE (Small Barbs)". The ETYFish Project Fish Name Etymology Database. Christopher Scharpf and Kenneth J. Lazara. Retrieved 22 April 2023.