Enteromius raimbaulti : fisheries

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Enteromius raimbaulti (Daget, 1962)

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Classification / Names Common names | Synonyms | Catalog of Fishes(genus, species) | ITIS | CoL | WoRMS | Cloffa

Teleostei (teleosts) > Cypriniformes (Carps) > Cyprinidae (Minnows or carps) > Smiliogastrinae
Etymology: Enteromius: Greek, enteron = intestine + Greek, myo, mys = muscle (Ref. 45335).

Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Ecology

Freshwater; benthopelagic. Tropical

Distribution Countries | FAO areas | Ecosystems | Occurrences | Point map | Introductions | Faunafri

Africa: known from the type locality (a tributary of the Bafing River, Senegal River system) (Ref. 2801, 2940, 81282). Also known from the Niandan of the upper Niger in Guinea (Ref. 2940, 81282).

Size / Weight / Age

Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 6.1 cm SL male/unsexed; (Ref. 2801)

Short description Morphology | Morphometrics

Dorsal spines (total): 0; Dorsal soft rays (total): 12; Anal spines: 0; Anal soft rays: 8. Diagnosis: last simple dorsal-fin ray not ossified and smooth on hind margin; scale formula 3.5/20-24/3.5; 2-2.5 scales between lateral line and pelvic-fin base; 8-10 scales around caudal peduncle; lateral-line scales slightly larger than other scales on sides; 8 branched dorsal fin rays; two pairs of short barbels; anterior barbel not reaching to anterior margin of eye; posterior barbel not extending beyond centre of eye; lateral line complete and more or less horizontal; maximum reported size 61 mm SL; no black spot on dorsal fin; no bands on sides; tip of dorsal fin black; cephalic lines of pores well visible (Ref. 2940, 81282).

Biology     Glossary (e.g. epibenthic)

Affinities: Barbus macrops (higher number of scales, with longitudinal band) Barbus foutensis (higher number of scales, longer barbels) (Ref. 2940).

Life cycle and mating behavior Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae

Main reference Upload your references | References | Coordinator | Collaborators

Lévêque, C., 1990. Cyprinidae. p. 269-361. In C. Lévêque, D. Paugy and G.G. Teugels (eds.) Faune des poissons d'eaux douces et saumâtres d'Afrique de l'Ouest. Tome I. Coll. Faune Tropicale n° XXVIII. Musée Royal de l'Afrique Centrale, Tervuren, and O.R.S.T.O.M., Paris, 384 p. (Ref. 2940)

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435)

  Vulnerable (VU) (B1ab(iii)+2ab(iii)); Date assessed: 01 November 2019

CITES

Not Evaluated

CMS (Ref. 116361)

Not Evaluated

Threat to humans

  Harmless





Human uses

Fisheries:
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