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Cyprinidae (Minnows or carps) > Smiliogastrinae
Etymology: Enteromius: Greek, enteron = intestine + Greek, myo, mys = muscle (Ref. 45335).
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Freshwater; benthopelagic. Tropical; 10°S - 21°S
Africa: Okavango, upper Zambezi, Kafue, lower Zambezi and Pungwe systems (Ref. 52193). Also in the Cuanza in Angola (Ref. 11970, 120641). In the middle Congo basin present in the upper Lulua (Kasai drainage), in the upper Congo basin in the upper Lualaba, Luapula, (Ref. 41590), Lake Bangweulu (Ref. 41590, 42135) and Bangweulu swamps (Ref. 42135).
Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 3.2 cm SL male/unsexed; (Ref. 7248)
Inhabits swamps and floodplains in well-vegetated habitats (Ref. 7248).
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. 126983)
Threat to humans
Harmless
Human uses
Aquarium: commercial
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