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Enteromius guirali

species of Actinopterygii

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Record originEnglish Wikipedia
Text licenseCC BY-SA 4.0
Source revisionSep 28, 2025
Entity authorityQ28531895 ↗
Source-derived summary

Enteromius guirali is a species of cyprinid fish. It is endemic to Central Africa and occurs in Cameroon, Gabon, and the Republic of the Congo. It is a benthopelagic freshwater species that grows to 15.5 cm (6.1 in) total length.

Size

This species reaches a length of 15.5 cm (6.1 in).

Etymology

The fish is named in honor of explorer and naturalist Léon Guiral (1858-1885), who collected the type specimen in Zaire in 1885.

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The public source identifies “Enteromius guirali” as species of Actinopterygii. This brief keeps that definition visible, then builds a research path around Enteromius, guirali and species.

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This entry incorporates text from “Enteromius guirali” on English Wikipedia. Contributors are listed in the page history. Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 License. Selected authority identifiers and statements are retrieved from Wikidata under CC0; their references and qualifiers remain part of the verification path.