Species Kingdom

Animalia

Species Class

Species Order

Enteromius guirali (Thominot, 1886)

Description

Dorsal spines (total): 1; Dorsal soft rays (total): 10 - 11; Anal spines: 0; Anal soft rays: 7. Diagnosis: mouth subinferior; two pairs of equally long barbels; 22-26 scales in lateral line; 12 circumpeduncular scales; last simple ray of dorsal fin heavily ossified and serrated; no trace of striping or spotting on sides (Ref. 81639).

Common Names

No common names available.

Taxonomic Hierarchy

Kingdom: Animalia

Phylum: Chordata

Class: Teleostei

Order: Cypriniformes

Family: Cyprinidae

Genus: Enteromius

Species: Enteromius guirali (Thominot, 1886)

Climate Zone

Tropical

Location

Africa: Sanaga basin in Cameroon to the Chiloango drainage in Republic of the Congo (Ref. 81639) and Angola (Cabinda)(Ref. 120641), including the basins of the Ntem, Nyong, Ogooué, Nyanga and Kouilou-Niari (Ref. 81639). Reported from the rivers Dja and Ngoko (Ref. 51193) and Alima (Ref. 42035)(middle Congo River basin), but this is not confirmed in Ref. 81639, which considers this species to be a Lower Guinea endemic.

Biology

Life cycle and mating behavior

Habitat

benthopelagic

Conservation Status

Least Concern

Threat to Humans

Harmless