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Cyprinidae (Minnows or carps) > Smiliogastrinae
Etymology: Enteromius: Greek, enteron = intestine + Greek, myo, mys = muscle (Ref. 45335).
Eponymy: Alfred Baudon (1875–1932) was a French colonial administrator whose career was spent in French Equatorial Africa, starting as Harbour Master in Dakar (1899) and culminating with being the French Equatorial Africa’s Technical Delegate at the [...] (Ref. 128868), visit book page.
More on author: Boulenger.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Freshwater; benthopelagic; potamodromous (Ref. 51243). Tropical; 24°C - 26°C (Ref. 12468)
Africa: Chad, Volta, Gambia, Sassandra and Bandama basins in Côte d'Ivoire (Ref. 2801, 2940, 13331, 81282), Senegal (Ref. 81282) and Niger (Ref. 2801, 13331, 81282). Also reported from the Benoué basin (Ref. 2940, 13331, 81282) and the Ubangi River system (middle Congo River basin) (Ref. 45441).
Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ? range ? - ? cm
Max length : 3.3 cm SL male/unsexed; (Ref. 2801)
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 3.5/25-29/3.5; 2.5 scales between lateral line and pelvic-fin base; 12 scales around caudal peduncle; 8 branched dorsal fin rays; two pairs of short barbels; anterior barbel not reaching anterior margin of eye; posterior barbel not extending beyond centre of eye; lateral line complete and slightly depressed below dorsal fin; maximum reported size 33 mm SL; sides with 3 small spots connected by a more or less dark band (Ref. 2940, 81282).
Affinities: B. perince (Ref. 2940).
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 2024-1)
Threat to humans
Harmless
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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).
