Enteromius okae

Enteromius okae is a species of cyprinid fish that is endemic to the Republic of Congo.[2] It is only known from Oka River but the fish may be more widespread. It is hunted for food but no exact threats are known.

Enteromius okae

Data Deficient  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Cypriniformes
Family: Cyprinidae
Subfamily: Barbinae
Genus: Enteromius
Species:
E. okae
Binomial name
Enteromius okae
(Fowler, 1949)
Synonyms

Barbus okae

References

  1. T. Moelants (2010). "Barbus okae". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCN. 2010: e.T182879A7992965. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2010-3.RLTS.T182879A7992965.en. Retrieved 6 January 2018.
  2. Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2011). "Enteromius okae" in FishBase. August 2011 version.


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