Biology:Enteromius arambourgi

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Enteromius arambourgi
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Cypriniformes
Family: Cyprinidae
Subfamily: Barbinae
Genus: Enteromius
Species:
E. arambourgi
Binomial name
Enteromius arambourgi
Pellegrin, 1935
Synonyms
  • Barbus arambourgi Pellegrin, 1935
  • Labeobarbus arambourgi (Pellegrin, 1935)

Enteromius arambourgi is a species of ray-finned fish in the genus Enteromius. It is endemic to Ethiopia. [1]

Size

This species reaches a length of 6.2 cm (2.4 in).[2]

Etymology

The fish is named in honor of vertebrate paleontologist Camille Arambourg (1885-1970), who conducted field work in North Africa including Ethiopia, where this barb is endemic.[3]


References

  1. 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.
  2. Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2015). "Enteromius arambourgi" in FishBase. February 2015 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/. 

Wikidata ☰ Q23057579 entry