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Enteromius stanleyi

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Enteromius stanleyi
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Cypriniformes
Family: Cyprinidae
Subfamily: Barbinae
Genus: Enteromius
Species:
E. stanleyi
Binomial name
Enteromius stanleyi
(Poll & J. P. Gosse, 1974)
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

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  1. ^ 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.
  2. ^ 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.