Enteromius erythrozonus

Enteromius erythrozonus is a species of cyprinid fish endemic to the Republic of the Congo where it is only known from the Foulakari River. This species reaches a length of 3.4 centimetres (1.3 in) TL.[2] Aside from being hunted for human consumption, nothing else is known about the species.

Enteromius erythrozonus
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Cypriniformes
Family: Cyprinidae
Subfamily: Barbinae
Genus: Enteromius
Species:
E. erythrozonus
Binomial name
Enteromius erythrozonus
Poll & J. G. Lambert, 1959
Synonyms
  • Barbus erythrozonus Poll & Lambert, 1959

References

  1. Moelants, T. 2010. Barbus erythrozonus. 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 erythrozonus" in FishBase. April 2013 version.


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