Description

Dorsal spines (total): 0; Dorsal soft rays (total): 11; Anal spines: 0; Anal soft rays: 8. Diagnosis: last simple dorsal-fin ray smooth on hind margin; scale formula 4.5/27-28/4.5; 2.5 scales between lateral line and pelvic-fin base; 12 scales around caudal peduncle; 8 branched dorsal fin rays; two pairs of long barbels; anterior barbell reaching to, or extending beyond, posterior half of eye; posterior barbel extending beyond hind margin of eye; lateral line complete and deeply depressed below dorsal fin; maximum reported size 52 mm SL; black spot, as large as eye, at end of caudal peduncle (Ref. 2940, 81282).

Common Names

No common names available.

Taxonomic Hierarchy

Kingdom: Animalia

Phylum: Chordata

Class: Teleostei

Order: Cypriniformes

Family: Cyprinidae

Genus: Enteromius

Species: Enteromius boboi (Schultz, 1942)

Climate Zone

Location

Biology

Affinities: B. chlorotaenia; B. bigornei and B. inaequalis (Ref. 2940). Maximum TL was recorded at 6.5 cm (Ref. 2801).

Habitat

benthopelagic

Conservation Status

Critically Endangered

Threat to Humans

Harmless