Enteromius devosi
Enteromius devosi | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Cypriniformes |
Family: | Cyprinidae |
Subfamily: | Barbinae |
Genus: | Enteromius |
Species: | E. devosi
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Binomial name | |
Enteromius devosi (, & , 2012)
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Synonyms | |
Barbus devosi , & , 2012 |
Enteromius devosi is a species of ray-finned fish in the genus Enteromius.[1] It is found in the Malagarasi River drainage in Burundi and Tanzania.
The fish is named in honor of Luc De Vos (1957-2003), who was the first to recognize this species as undescribed and new to science.[2]
References[]
- ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2016). "Enteromius devosi" in FishBase. March 2016 version.
- ^ 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 7 October 2021.
Categories:
- Enteromius
- Cyprinid fish of Africa
- Taxa named by Gaspard Banyankimbona
- Taxa named by Emmanuel J. Vreven
- Taxa named by Jos Snoeks
- Fish described in 2012
- Barbinae stubs