Enteromius catenarius

Enteromius catenarius is a species of cyprinid fish endemic to the Kouilou-Niari River system of the Republic of the Congo. This species can reach a maximum length of 4.5 centimetres (1.8 in) SL.[2] It is yellow to orange in color and has brown scales. It may be more widespread than currently known but further research is needed.

Enteromius catenarius
Photo by the Royal Museum for Central Africa
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Cypriniformes
Family: Cyprinidae
Subfamily: Barbinae
Genus: Enteromius
Species:
E. catenarius
Binomial name
Enteromius catenarius
Poll & J. G. Lambert, 1959
Synonyms

Barbus catenarius Poll & Lambert, 1959

References

  1. Moelants, T. 2010. Barbus catenarius. In: IUCN 2012. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2012.2. <www.iucnredlist.org Archived June 27, 2014, at the Wayback Machine>. Downloaded on 19 May 2013.
  2. Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2013). "Enteromius catenarius" in FishBase. April 2013 version.


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