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Etymology: Enteromius: Greek, enteron = intestine + Greek, myo, mys = muscle (Ref. 45335); inaequalis: Du terme 'inaequalis' signifiant inégal, difficile à reconnaître.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Freshwater; benthopelagic. Tropical
Africa: Cavally basin, Nipoué River and St. John River in the eastern part of the northern Guinean region (Ref. 2940, 81282).
Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ? range ? - ? cm
Max length : 5.1 cm SL male/unsexed; (Ref. 2940)
Dorsal spines (total): 0; Dorsal soft rays (total): 11; Anal spines: 0; Anal soft rays: 8. Diagnosis: last simple dorsal-fin ray smooth on hind margin; scale formula 4.5/26-28/3.5-4.5; 2.5 scales between lateral line and pelvic-fin base; 9-10 scales around caudal peduncle; 7-8 branched dorsal fin rays; two pairs of long and subequal barbels; anterior barbel reaching to, or extending beyond, posterior half of eye/extending beyond hind margin of eye; posterior barbel extending beyond hind margin of eye; in smaller ones, anterior pair reaching only to posterior half of eye; lateral line complete and depressed below dorsal fin, descending from midline of sides by about half a scale; maximum reported size 51 mm SL; no black spot on dorsal fin; more or less distinct dark band along sides; no dark band on back (Ref. 2940, 81282).
Body shape (shape guide): fusiform / normal.
Affinities: Barbus ditinensis; Barbus bigornei; Barbus chlorotaenia; Barbus nigeriensis (Ref. 2940).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae
Teugels, G.G., C. Lévêque, D. Paugy and K. Traoré, 1988. État des connaissances sur la faune ichtyologique des bassins côtiers de Côte d'Ivoire et de l'ouest du Ghana. Rev. Hydrobiol. Trop. 21(3):221-237. (Ref. 272)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-1)
Threat to humans
Harmless
Human uses
Fisheries: of no interest
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Estimates based on models
Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref.
82804): PD
50 = 0.5000 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.01122 (0.00523 - 0.02406), b=3.01 (2.84 - 3.18), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this Genus-body shape (Ref.
93245).
Trophic level (Ref.
69278): 3.0 ±0.3 se; based on size and trophs of closest relatives
Resilience (Ref.
120179): High, minimum population doubling time less than 15 months (Preliminary K or Fecundity.).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref.
59153): Low vulnerability (10 of 100).
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