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]
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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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| Binomial name | |
| Enteromius guirali (Thominot, 1886)
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Size edit
This species reaches a length of 15.5 cm (6.1 in).[2]
Etymology edit
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 edit
- ^ a b c Moelants, T. (2018) [amended version of 2010 assessment]. "Barbus guirali". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2018: e.T181790A126395306. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2010-3.RLTS.T181790A126395306.en.
- ^ a b c d Froese, Rainer; 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.
- ^ 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.
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