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Enteromius deguidei

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Enteromius deguidei
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Cypriniformes
Family: Cyprinidae
Subfamily: Barbinae
Genus: Enteromius
Species:
E. deguidei
Binomial name
Enteromius deguidei
(Matthes, 1964)
Synonyms

Barbus deguidei Matthes, 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

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

Etymology

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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

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  1. ^ a b 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.