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Enteromius leonensis (Boulenger, 1915)

Description

Dorsal soft rays (total): 10 - 11; Anal soft rays: 8 - 9. Diagnosis: last simple dorsal-fin ray smooth on hind margin; scale formula 4.5-5.5/21-26/2.5-3.5; 1.5 scales between lateral line and pelvic-fin base; 8-10 scales around caudal peduncle; lateral-line scales as deep as other scales on sides; 7-8 branched dorsal fin rays; no barbels; lateral line incomplete, deeply depressed below dorsal fin; maximum reported size 33 mm SL; dorsal fin marked with black spot at midpoint of its length; black spot 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 leonensis (Boulenger, 1915)

Climate Zone

  • Tropical

    • Location

  • Africa: present in large Sudanese basins (Chad, Niger, Volta, Senegal, Gambia), but also in the Comoé and Bandama Rivers in Côte d'Ivoire (Ref. 2940, 81282), and Rokel, Jong and Moa Rivers in Sierra Leone (Ref. 2940). In the Nile basin known from the Sudd (Jebel system) and White Nile (Ref. 28714).

    • Biology

    Affinities: B. stigmatopygus (without dorsal fin spot) (Ref. 2940).

    Habitat

    benthopelagic

    Conservation Status

    Least Concern

    Threat to Humans

    Harmless