Enteromius anniae is a species of ray-finned fish in the genus Enteromius.[2] It has only been recorded from the River Koumba, a tributary of the Tominé/Corubal River in Guinea and Guinea-Bissau.[1]

Enteromius anniae
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Cypriniformes
Family: Cyprinidae
Subfamily: Barbinae
Genus: Enteromius
Species:
E. anniae
Binomial name
Enteromius anniae
Lévêque, 1983
Synonyms

Barbus anniae Lévêque, 1983

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Size

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This species reaches a length of 8.3 cm (3.3 in).[2]

Etymology

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The fish is named in honor of Lévêque’s wife Annie.[4]

References

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  1. ^ a b Diallo, I.; Lalèyè, P. (2020). "Enteromius anniae". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2020: e.T182466A134912499. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-3.RLTS.T182466A134912499.en. Retrieved 20 November 2021.
  2. ^ a b Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Enteromius anniae". FishBase. February 2015 version.
  3. ^ Lévêque, C., 1990. Cyprinidae. p. 269-361. In C. Lévêque, D. Paugy and G.G. Teugels (eds.) Faune des poissons d'eaux douces et saumâtres d'Afrique de l'Ouest. Tome I. Coll. Faune Tropicale n° XXVIII. Musée Royal de l'Afrique Centrale, Tervuren, and O.R.S.T.O.M., Paris, 384 p
  4. ^ 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.