Enteromius arambourgi
Enteromius arambourgi is a species of ray-finned fish in the genus Enteromius. It is endemic to Ethiopia.
| Enteromius arambourgi | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Cypriniformes |
| Family: | Cyprinidae |
| Subfamily: | Barbinae |
| Genus: | Enteromius |
| Species: | E. arambourgi |
| Binomial name | |
| Enteromius arambourgi Pellegrin, 1935 | |
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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]
References
- Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2006). "Enteromius arambourgi" in FishBase. April 2006 version.
Notes
- 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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