Enteromius stanleyi
Appearance
Enteromius stanleyi | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Cypriniformes |
Family: | Cyprinidae |
Subfamily: | Barbinae |
Genus: | Enteromius |
Species: | E. stanleyi
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Binomial name | |
Enteromius stanleyi (Poll & J. P. Gosse, 1974)
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Synonyms | |
Barbus stanleyi |
Enteromius stanleyi is a species of ray-finned fish in the genus Enteromius which is endemic to the Congo River system in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.[1]
The fish was named in the memory of Henry Morton Stanley (1841-1904), “du grand explorateur” of the Congo River Basin.[2]
References
[edit]- ^ a b Moelants, T. (2010). "Barbus stanleyi". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species: 2010: e.T182571A7917447. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2010-3.RLTS.T182571A7917447.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. Archived from the original on 4 May 2022. Retrieved 1 October 2021.
- Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Enteromius stanleyi". Fishbase.