Enteromius devosi explained

Enteromius devosi is a species of ray-finned fish in the genus Enteromius. It is found in the Malagarasi River drainage in Burundi and Tanzania.[1]

Size

This species reaches a length of 7.8cm (03.1inches).

Etymology

The fish is named in honor of Luc De Vos (1957-2003), who was the first to recognize this species as undescribed and new to science.[2]

Notes and References

  1. Banyankimbona, G., E. Vreven and J. Snoeks, 2012. 'Barbus' devosi, new species from the Malagarazi River basin in Burundi and Tanzania, East Africa (Cypriniformes: Cyprinidae). Ichthyol. Explor. Freshwat. 23(2):181-192.
  2. Web site: Order CYPRINIFORMES: Family CYPRINIDAE: Subfamily SMILIOGASTRINAE . 7 October 2021 . Christopher Scharpf . Kenneth J. Lazara . amp . The ETYFish Project Fish Name Etymology Database . Christopher Scharpf and Kenneth J. Lazara . 22 September 2018 . 4 May 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220504083757/https://etyfish.org/cypriniformes9/ . dead .

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