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Enteromius rouxi

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Species of fish

Enteromius rouxi
Conservation status

Data Deficient  (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Cypriniformes
Family: Cyprinidae
Subfamily: Smiliogastrinae
Genus: Enteromius
Species: E. rouxi
Binomial name
Enteromius rouxi
(Daget, 1961)
Synonyms

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.

Size

This species reaches a length of 5.7 cm (2.2 in).

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.

References

  1. ^ Moelants, T. (2018) . "Enteromius rouxi". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2018: e.T181828A127154641. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2010-3.RLTS.T181828A127154641.en. Retrieved 13 October 2024.
  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; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Enteromius rouxi". FishBase. February 2015 version.
  4. Christopher Scharpf & Kenneth J. Lazara (22 September 2018). "Family CYPRINIDAE: Subfamily SMILIOGASTRINAE (Small Barbs)". The ETYFish Project Fish Name Etymology Database. Christopher Scharpf and Kenneth J. Lazara. Retrieved 22 April 2023.
Taxon identifiers
Enteromius rouxi
Barbus rouxi


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