Enteromius brazzai
Species of fish
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Enteromius brazzai is a species of ray-finned fish in the genus Enteromius which occurs in the central Congo Basin and some other rivers in Gabon, Central African Republic and Cameroon.[1][2]
| Enteromius brazzai | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Cypriniformes |
| Family: | Cyprinidae |
| Subfamily: | Smiliogastrinae |
| Genus: | Enteromius |
| Species: | E. brazzai |
| Binomial name | |
| Enteromius brazzai (Pellegrin, 1901) | |
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Size
This species reaches a length of 11.0 cm (4.3 in).[3]
Etymology
The fish is named in honor of Franco-Italian explorer Pierre Savorgnan de Brazza (1852-1905), who collected the type specimen.[4]
