Biology:Enteromius guirali
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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. guirali
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| Enteromius guirali (Thominot, 1886)
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Enteromius guirali is a species of cyprinid fish. It is endemic to Central Africa and occurs in Cameroon, Gabon, and the Republic of the Congo.[1][2] It is a benthopelagic freshwater species[1][2] that grows to 15.5 cm (6.1 in) total length.[2]
Size
This species reaches a length of 15.5 cm (6.1 in).[2]
Etymology
The fish is named in honor of explorer and naturalist Léon Guiral (1858-1885), who collected the type specimen in Zaire in 1885.[4]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Moelants, T. (2018). "Barbus guirali". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2018: e.T181790A126395306. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2010-3.RLTS.T181790A126395306.en. https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/181790/126395306.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2019). "Enteromius guirali" in FishBase. April 2019 version.
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ "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 ☰ Q2445749 entry
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