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Enteromius janssensi

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Enteromius janssensi
Scientific classification Edit this classification
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

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

Etymology

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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

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  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; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Enteromius janssensi". FishBase. February 2015 version.
  4. ^ Christopher Scharpf & Kenneth J. Lazara (22 September 2018). "Order CYPRINIFORMES: Family CYPRINIDAE: Subfamily SMILIOGASTRINAE". The ETYFish Project Fish Name Etymology Database. Christopher Scharpf and Kenneth J. Lazara. Archived from the original on 4 May 2022. Retrieved 7 October 2021.