Biology:Enteromius janssensi

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Enteromius janssensi
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Cypriniformes
Family: Cyprinidae
Genus: Enteromius
Species:
E. janssensi
Binomial name
Enteromius janssensi
(Poll, 1976)
Synonyms
  • Barbus janssensi Poll, 1976

Enteromius janssensi is a species of ray-finned fish in the genus Enteromius from the Democratic Republic of Congo.[2]

Size

This species reaches a length of 4.0 cm (1.6 in).[3]

Etymology

The fish's name is dedicated to the memory of entomologist André Janssens (1906-1954), who participated in a large-scale faunal survey (1946-1949) of Upemba National Park in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, the type specimen locality.[4]

References

  1. Moelants, T. (2010). "Barbus janssensi". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species: 2010: e.T181940A7769632. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2010-3.RLTS.T181940A7769632.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 janssensi" 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 ☰ Q2460333 entry