Biology:Enteromius rouxi
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| Enteromius rouxi | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Cypriniformes |
| Family: | Cyprinidae |
| Subfamily: | Barbinae |
| Genus: | Enteromius |
| Species: | E. rouxi
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| Binomial name | |
| Enteromius rouxi (Daget, 1961)
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Barbus rouxi | |
Enteromius rouxi is a species of ray-finned fish in the genus Enteromius which is endemic to the Kouilou-Niari basin in the Republic of the Congo.[1][2]
Size
This species reaches a length of 5.7 cm (2.2 in).[3]
Etymology
The fish is named in honor of zoologist Charles Roux, of the Muséum national d’Histoire naturelle in Paris, who collected the holotype specimen.[4]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Moelants, T. (2010). "Barbus rouxi". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species: 2010: e.T181828A7743997. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2010-3.RLTS.T181828A7743997.en.
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2015). "Enteromius rouxi" in FishBase. February 2015 version.
- ↑ "Family CYPRINIDAE: Subfamily SMILIOGASTRINAE (Small Barbs)". The ETYFish Project Fish Name Etymology Database. Christopher Scharpf and Kenneth J. Lazara. 22 September 2018. http://www.etyfish.org/smiliogastrinae/.
Wikidata ☰ Q2649498 entry
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