Enteromius ansorgii
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Cypriniformes
Family: Cyprinidae
Subfamily: Barbinae
Genus: Enteromius
Species:
E. ansorgii
Binomial name
Enteromius ansorgii
(Boulenger, 1904)
Synonyms
  • Barbus ansorgii Boulenger, 1904

Enteromius ansorgii is a species of ray-finned fish in the genus Enteromius.[2] It is endemic to Angola.[1]

Etymology

The fish is named in honor of explorer William John Ansorge (1850-1913), who collected the type specimen.[3]

References

  1. 1 2 da Costa, L.; Moelants, T. (2018). "Enteromius ansorgii". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2018: e.T182976A126327075. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-1.RLTS.T182976A126327075.en. Retrieved 20 November 2021.
  2. Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2006). "Enteromius ansorgii" in FishBase. April 2006 version.
  3. 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. Retrieved 6 October 2021.



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