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Enteromius boboi

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Enteromius boboi
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Cypriniformes
Family: Cyprinidae
Subfamily: Barbinae
Genus: Enteromius
Species:
E. boboi
Binomial name
Enteromius boboi
Synonyms
  • Barbus boboi Schultz, 1942

Enteromius boboi is a species of ray-finned fish in the genus Enteromius which is endemic to the River Farmington in the Gibi mountains of Liberia.[1]

Named in honor of one of the local men who helped William M. Munn, the director of the National Zoological Park (Washington, D.C.), collect fishes in Liberia.[2]


References

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  1. ^ a b M. Entsua-Mensah (2010). "Barbus boboi". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species: 2010: e.T181722A7714422. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2010-3.RLTS.T181722A7714422.en.
  2. ^ 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 7 October 2021.