Enteromius arambourgi

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Enteromius arambourgi
Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Cypriniformes
Family: Cyprinidae
Subfamily: Barbinae
Genus: Enteromius
Species:
E. arambourgi
Binomial name
Enteromius arambourgi
Pellegrin, 1935
Synonyms
  • Barbus arambourgi Pellegrin, 1935
  • Labeobarbus arambourgi (Pellegrin, 1935)

Enteromius arambourgi is a species of ray-finned fish in the genus Enteromius. It is endemic to Ethiopia.

The fish is named in honor of vertebrate paleontologist Camille Arambourg (1885-1970), who conducted field work in North Africa including Ethiopia, where this barb is endemic.[1]


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  1. ^ 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. Retrieved 6 October 2021.


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