| Gillbar barb | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Cypriniformes |
| Family: | Cyprinidae |
| Subfamily: | Barbinae |
| Genus: | Enteromius |
| Species: | E. kessleri |
| Binomial name | |
| Enteromius kessleri (Steindachner, 1866) | |
| Synonyms | |
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The gillbar barb (Enteromius kessleri) is a species of cyprinid fish in the genus Enteromius from Angola and the Democratic Republic of Congo.[2]
Size
This species reaches a length of 7.7 cm (3.0 in).[3]
Etymology
The Etyfish Project states that the patronym not identified but probably in honor of German-Russian zoologist Karl Federovich Kessler (1815–1881), who described many more cyprinids.[4]
References
- ↑ da Costa, L.; Moelants, T. (2018) [amended version of 2010 assessment]. "Enteromius kessleri". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2018: e.T182177A126392398. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2010-3.RLTS.T182177A126392398.en. Retrieved 13 November 2021.
- ↑ Lévêque, C. and J. Daget, 1984. Cyprinidae. p. 217-342. In J. Daget, J.-P. Gosse and D.F.E. Thys van den Audenaerde (eds.) Check-list of the freshwater fishes of Africa (CLOFFA). ORSTOM, Paris and MRAC, Tervuren. Vol. 1.
- ↑ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2015). "Enteromius kessleri" in FishBase. February 2015 version.
- ↑ Christopher Scharpf & Kenneth J. Lazara (22 September 2018). "Family CYPRINIDAE: Subfamily SMILIOGASTRINAE (Small Barbs)". The ETYFish Project Fish Name Etymology Database. Christopher Scharpf and Kenneth J. Lazara. Retrieved 22 April 2023.
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