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Cyprinidae (Minnows or carps) > Smiliogastrinae
Etymology: Enteromius: Greek, enteron = intestine + Greek, myo, mys = muscle (Ref. 45335).
Eponymy: Sir Henry Morton Stanley (1841–1904) was a Welsh (later American) journalist and explorer most famous for his expedition in search of David Livingstone and for uttering the immortal phrase, on tracking him down ‘Dr Livingstone, I presume’. [...] (Ref. 128868), visit book page.
More on authors: Poll & Gosse.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Freshwater; benthopelagic. Tropical
Africa: middle Congo River in the area of Yangambi (Ref. 42033) and Wagenia Falls (Ref. 106245), in Democratic Republic of the Congo.
Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ? range ? - ? cm
Max length : 9.7 cm SL male/unsexed; (Ref. 2801)
Short description
Identification keys | Morphology | Morphometrics
Well-defined spots on flanks (Ref. 122753).
Body shape (shape guide): fusiform / normal.
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)
Threat to humans
Harmless
Human uses
Fisheries: of no interest
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