Enteromius clauseni explained

Enteromius clauseni is a species of ray-finned fish in the genus Enteromius which is known from only a single location on the Yewa River in Nigeria and Benin.^[1]

Size

This species reaches a length of 3cm (01inches).

Etymology

The fish is named in honor of ichthyologist Herluf Stenholt Clausen who collected the type specimen.^[2]

Notes and References

1. 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.
2. Web site: Order CYPRINIFORMES. The ETYFish Project. Christopher. Scharpf. Kenneth J.. Lazara. 2020-01-30. 2022-07-12. https://web.archive.org/web/20220712124539/https://etyfish.org/cypriniformes9/. dead.