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Enteromius kessleri (Steindachner, 1866)

Description

Dorsal spines (total): 3; Dorsal soft rays (total): 8; Anal spines: 3; Anal soft rays: 6. Colouration: A well-marked continuous black band running from snout to caudal fin base (Ref. 122753).

Common Names

No common names available.

Taxonomic Hierarchy

Kingdom: Animalia

Phylum: Chordata

Class: Teleostei

Order: Cypriniformes

Family: Cyprinidae

Genus: Enteromius

Species: Enteromius kessleri (Steindachner, 1866)

Climate Zone

  • Tropical

    • Location

  • Africa: various river basins in Angola, including the Zambezi, Okavango (Ref. 120641), Cuvo, Quanza (Ref. 11970, 120641) and Bengo, as well as the Cuango and Chiumbe rivers (upper Kasai system, middle Congo River basin) (Ref. 11970). Also known from the Kasai (Ref. 41591), upper Lualaba (Ref. 2970) and Luapula (Ref. 41590) in Democratic Republic of the Congo.

    • Biology

    Life cycle and mating behavior

    Habitat

    benthopelagic

    Conservation Status

    Least Concern

    Threat to Humans

    Harmless