Biology:Jackson's barb

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Jackson's barb
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Cypriniformes
Family: Cyprinidae
Subfamily: Barbinae
Genus: Enteromius
Species:
E. jacksoni
Binomial name
Enteromius jacksoni
(Günther, 1889)
Synonyms
  • Barbus jacksoni Günther, 1889

The Jackson's barb (Enteromius jacksoni) is a species of cyprinid fish.

It is found in Kenya, Tanzania, and Uganda. Its natural habitats are rivers, intermittent rivers, and inland deltas. It is not considered a threatened species by the IUCN.[2]

Size

This species reaches a length of 11.6 cm (4.6 in).[3]

Etymology

The fish is named in honor of Frederick John Jackson (1859-1929), an English administrator, explorer and ornithologist, who secured the type specimen.[4]

References

  1. FishBase team RMCA.; Geelhand, D. (2018). "Enteromius jacksoni". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2018: e.T61311A126424450. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T61311A126424450.en. https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/61311/126424450. Retrieved 17 November 2021. 
  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 jacksoni" in FishBase. February 2015 version.
  4. "Family CYPRINIDAE: Subfamily SMILIOGASTRINAE Bleeker 1863 (Small Barbs)". The ETYFish Project Fish Name Etymology Database. Christopher Scharpf and Kenneth J. Lazara. https://etyfish.org/smiliogastrinae/. 

Wikidata ☰ Q1944624 entry