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Cyprinidae (Minnows or carps) > Smiliogastrinae
Etymology: Enteromius: Greek, enteron = intestine + Greek, myo, mys = muscle (Ref. 45335).
More on author: Boulenger.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Freshwater; benthopelagic. Tropical
Africa: lower Congo (Ref. 41591) up to the Luvua (Ref. 45485) in the upper Congo River basin, in Democratic Republic of the Congo and Republic of Congo. Reports from the Sanaga (Ref. 83890) and "coastal basins of Cameroon" (Ref. 42910) unconfirmed in Ref. 81639. Report from the Lindi (Ref. 42183) unconfirmed in Ref. 106290. Report from Lake Upemba (Ref. 45616) unconfirmed in Ref. 2970.
Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 7.0 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 2801)
Short description
Identification keys | Morphology | Morphometrics
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae
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)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-2 (Global))
Threat to humans
Harmless
Human uses
Fisheries: of no interest
Tools
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