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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: Sankuru system (Kasai drainage, middle Congo River basin) (Ref. 1880) in Democratic Republic of the Congo. Also in the southern Congo River basin, Zambezi, Kunene and Cubango (=Okavango) in Angola (Ref. 82823, 120641). Presence in the Cuanza in Angola needs confirmation (Ref. 120641).
Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 4.1 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 2801)
Short description
Morphology | Morphometrics
Lateral line incomplete (Ref. 122753).
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)
Threat to humans
Harmless
Human uses
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