Enteromius aloyi is a species of ray-finned fish in the genus Enteromius.[2] It is known only from its type locality on the Ntem River, Equatorial Guinea.
| Enteromius aloyi | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Cypriniformes |
| Family: | Cyprinidae |
| Subfamily: | Barbinae |
| Genus: | Enteromius |
| Species: | E. aloyi
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| Binomial name | |
| Enteromius aloyi Román, 1971
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| Synonyms | |
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Barbus aloyi Román 1971 | |
The fish is named in honor of Isidro Aloy (b. 1925) a Spanish biologist, who taught mathematics as a missionary.[3]
References edit
- ^ Moelants, T. (2018) [amended version of 2010 assessment]. "Enteromius aloyi". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2018: e.T182892A126330813. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2010-3.RLTS.T182892A126330813.en. Retrieved 19 November 2021.
- ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2006). "Enteromius aloyi" in FishBase. April 2006 version.
- ^ Christopher Scharpf & Kenneth J. Lazara (22 September 2018). "Order CYPRINIFORMES: Family CYPRINIDAE: Subfamily SMILIOGASTRINAE". The ETYFish Project Fish Name Etymology Database. Christopher Scharpf and Kenneth J. Lazara. Archived from the original on 4 May 2022. Retrieved 1 October 2021.
Hayes, Malorie M., and Jonathan W. Armbruster. “The Taxonomy and Relationships of the African Small Barbs (Cypriniformes: Cyprinidae).” Copeia 105, no. 2 (2017): 348–62. https://www.jstor.org/stable/26872438.
Lévêque, C. and J. Daget, 1984. Cyprinidae. p. 217-342. In J. Daget, J.-P. Gosse and D.F.E. Thys van den Audenaerde (eds.) Check-list of the freshwater fishes of Africa (CLOFFA). ORSTOM, Paris and MRAC, Tervuren. Vol. 1. (Ref. 2801)
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