Biology:Enteromius aloyi

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Enteromius aloyi
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Cypriniformes
Family: Cyprinidae
Subfamily: Barbinae
Genus: Enteromius
Species:
E. aloyi
Binomial name
Enteromius aloyi
Román, 1971
Synonyms

Barbus aloyi Román 1971

Enteromius aloyi is a species of ray-finned fish in the genus Enteromius.[2] It is known only from its type locality on the Ntem River, Equatorial Guinea.

The fish is named in honor of Isidro Aloy (b. 1925) a Spanish biologist, who taught mathematics as a missionary.[3]

References

  1. Moelants, T. (2018). "Enteromius aloyi". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2018: e.T182892A126330813. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2010-3.RLTS.T182892A126330813.en. https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/182892/126330813. Retrieved 19 November 2021. 
  2. Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2006). "Enteromius aloyi" in FishBase. April 2006 version.
  3. "Order CYPRINIFORMES: Family CYPRINIDAE: Subfamily SMILIOGASTRINAE". The ETYFish Project Fish Name Etymology Database. Christopher Scharpf and Kenneth J. Lazara. 22 September 2018. http://www.etyfish.org/cypriniformes9/. 

Hayes, Malorie M., and Jonathan W. Armbruster. “The Taxonomy and Relationships of the African Small Barbs (Cypriniformes: Cyprinidae).” Copeia 105, no. 2 (2017): 348–62. https://www.jstor.org/stable/26872438.

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. (Ref. 2801)

Wikidata ☰ Q3752049 entry