Enteromius janssensi
Enteromius janssensi is a species of ray-finned fish in the genus Enteromius from the Democratic Republic of Congo.
| Enteromius janssensi | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Cypriniformes |
| Family: | Cyprinidae |
| Genus: | Enteromius |
| Species: | E. janssensi |
| Binomial name | |
| Enteromius janssensi (Poll, 1976) | |
| Synonyms | |
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Barbus janssensi Poll, 1976 | |
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.[2]
References
- 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.
- 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.
- Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2006). "Enteromius janssensi" in FishBase. April 2006 version.
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