Jackson's barb
Appearance
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Cypriniformes |
Family: | Cyprinidae |
Subfamily: | Barbinae |
Genus: | Enteromius |
Species: | E. jacksoni
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Binomial name | |
Enteromius jacksoni (Günther, 1889)
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The Jackson's barb (Enteromius jacksoni) is a species of cyprinid fish.
It is found in Kenya, Tanzania, and Uganda. Its natural habitats are rivers, intermittent rivers, and inland deltas. It is not considered a threatened species by the IUCN.[2]
Size
[edit]This species reaches a length of 11.6 cm (4.6 in).[3]
Etymology
[edit]The fish is named in honor of Frederick John Jackson (1859-1929), an English administrator, explorer and ornithologist, who secured the type specimen.[4]
References
[edit]- ^ FishBase team RMCA. & Geelhand, D. (2018) [amended version of 2016 assessment]. "Enteromius jacksoni". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2018: e.T61311A126424450. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T61311A126424450.en. Retrieved 17 November 2021.
- ^ 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.
- ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Enteromius jacksoni". FishBase. February 2015 version.
- ^ Christopher Scharpf & Kenneth J. Lazara. "Family CYPRINIDAE: Subfamily SMILIOGASTRINAE Bleeker 1863 (Small Barbs)". The ETYFish Project Fish Name Etymology Database. Christopher Scharpf and Kenneth J. Lazara. Retrieved 3 January 2024.