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Cypriniformes (Carps) >
Cyprinidae (Minnows or carps) > Smiliogastrinae
Etymology: Enteromius: Greek, enteron = intestine + Greek, myo, mys = muscle (Ref. 45335).
Eponymy: Karl Fedorovich (Theodorovich) Kessler (1815–1881) was a Russian-German zoologist and collector who was one of the founders of the St Petersburg Society of Naturalists (1868), and its President (1868–1879). [...] (Ref. 128868), visit book page.
More on author: Steindachner.
Meio ambiente: milieu / Zona climática / intervalo de profundidade / faixa de distribuição
Ecologia
; Água doce bentopelágico. Tropical
Africa: various river basins in Angola, including the Zambezi, Okavango (Ref. 120641), Cuvo, Quanza (Ref. 11970, 120641) and Bengo, as well as the Cuango and Chiumbe rivers (upper Kasai system, middle Congo River basin) (Ref. 11970). Also known from the Kasai (Ref. 41591), upper Lualaba (Ref. 2970) and Luapula (Ref. 41590) in Democratic Republic of the Congo.
Tamanho / Peso / Idade
Maturidade: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 7.7 cm TL macho/indeterminado; (Ref. 2801)
Descrição suscinta
Chaves de identificação | Morfologia | Morfometria
Espinhos dorsais (total) : 3; Raios dorsais (total) : 8; Espinhos anais: 3; Raios anais : 6. Colouration: A well-marked continuous black band running from snout to caudal fin base (Ref. 122753).
Body shape (shape guide): fusiform / normal.
Ciclo de vida ou comportamento de acasalamento
Maturidade | Reprodução | Desova | Ovos | Fecundidade | Larvas
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)
Status na Lista Vermelha da UICN (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-2 (Global))
Ameaça para os humanos
Harmless
Uso pelos humanos
Pescarias: sem interesse
Ferramentas
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