Enteromius pobeguini

Enteromius pobeguini

Five Point Four Centimeters Carp of the Niger Basin

Tropical
Coastal
Regional distribution
Freshwater fish
Africa
Fusiform
Small
Tropical fish

Enteromius pobeguini is a species of ray-finned fish in the genus Enteromius from the Sudanian basins of Niger, Senegal, Gambia and Volta Rivers; also found in certain coastal basins like Comoé, Bandama and Sassandra Rivers in Côte d'Ivoire, and Tominé River in Guinea, Adrar Mountains in Mauritania and Bandingara Plateau in Mali.

Class: Teleosts
Order: Minnows, Carps, and Loaches
Family: Cyprinidae
Genus: Enteromius
Maximum length: 5.4 cm
Water: Freshwater
Body shape: fusiform
Distribution: Africa: Sudanian basins of Niger, Senegal, Gambia and Volta; also found in certain coastal basins like Comoé, Bandama and Sassandra Rivers in Côte d'Ivoire, and Tominé River in Guinea (Ref. 2940 , 81282 ). Also known from Adrar Mountains in Mauritania (Ref. 4940 , 112399 ) and Bandingara Plateau in Mali (Ref. 2940 ).
Conservation status: LCLeast Concern

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