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Cyprinidae (Minnows or carps) > Smiliogastrinae
Etymology: Enteromius: Greek, enteron = intestine + Greek, myo, mys = muscle (Ref. 45335); baleensis: Baleensis, -is, -e, is referring to Bale province in Ethiopia; an adjective (Ref. 126210).
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Freshwater; pelagic. Tropical
Africa: upper reaches of Weyb River in Ethiopia (Ref. 126210).
Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 8.9 cm SL male/unsexed; (Ref. 126210)
Short description
Identification keys | Morphology | Morphometrics
Dorsal spines (total): 0; Dorsal soft rays (total): 10 - 11; Anal spines: 0; Anal soft rays: 8; Vertebrae: 33 - 36. Diagnosis: Small species, unique within other African smiliogastrin minnows by combination of the following characters: flexible dorsal-fin spine, moderately small scales with radial striation, 34-37 in lateral series, squamation in prepelvic region reduced to absent, incomplete lateral line, poorly developed nuptial tubercles on head of mature males, and characteristic life colouration (Ref. 126210).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae
Prokofiev, A.M., B.A. Levin and A.S. Golubtsov, 2021. A new species of Enteromius from the Bale Mountain Region, southeastern Ethiopia (Teleostei: Cyprinidae). Ichthyol. Explor. Freshwaters IEF-1161:1-19. (Ref. 126210)
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 = No PD50 data [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).