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Enteromius carens (Boulenger, 1912)

Description

Dorsal spines (total): 0; Dorsal soft rays (total): 11; Anal spines: 0; Anal soft rays: 8. Diagnosis: Mouth subterminal; barbels absent; lateral line absent; 8 circumpeduncular scales (Ref. 81639).

Common Names

No common names available.

Taxonomic Hierarchy

Kingdom: Animalia

Phylum: Chordata

Class: Teleostei

Order: Cypriniformes

Family: Cyprinidae

Genus: Enteromius

Species: Enteromius carens (Boulenger, 1912)

Climate Zone

  • Tropical

    • Location

  • Africa: known from the Kouilou basin to the Chiloango basin, in the Republic of Congo, Angola (Cabinda Province) and Democratic Republic of the Congo (Ref. 81639). Also a single record from the Foulakari River (lower Congo River basin) (Ref. 12818).

    • Biology

    Life cycle and mating behavior

    Habitat

    benthopelagic

    Conservation Status

    Least Concern

    Threat to Humans

    Harmless