Biology:Enteromius evansi

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Enteromius evansi
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Cypriniformes
Family: Cyprinidae
Subfamily: Barbinae
Genus: Enteromius
Species:
E. evansi
Binomial name
Enteromius evansi
Fowler, 1930
Synonyms
  • Barbus evansi Fowler, 1930

Enteromius evansi is a species of ray-finned fish in the genus Enteromius from the Catumbela and Kwanza river systems in Angola.[2]

Size

This species reaches a length of 4.1 cm (1.6 in).[3]

Etymology

The fish is named in honor of J. R. Evans, who accompanied Fowler on the Gray African Expedition in Angola.[4]

References

  1. Da Costa, L. (2007). "Barbus evansi". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species: 2007: e.T63258A12646443. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2007.RLTS.T63258A12646443.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 and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2015). "Enteromius evansi" in FishBase. February 2015 version.
  4. "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 ☰ Q2765477 entry