''Enteromius rouxi'' is a species of

ray-finned fish Actinopterygii (; ), members of which are known as ray-finned fishes, is a class of bony fish. They comprise over 50% of living vertebrate species. The ray-finned fishes are so called because their fins are webs of skin supported by bony or hor ...

in the genus ''

Enteromius ''Enteromius'' is a genus of small to medium-sized cyprinid fish native to tropical Africa. Most species were placed in the genus ''Barbus ''Barbus'' is a genus of ray-finned fish in the family Cyprinidae. The type species of ''Barbus'' is ...

'' which is endemic to the Kouilou-Niari basin in the

Republic of the Congo The Republic of the Congo (french: République du Congo, ln, Republíki ya Kongó), also known as Congo-Brazzaville, the Congo Republic or simply either Congo or the Congo, is a country located in the western coast of Central Africa to the w ...

Size

This species reaches a length of .

Etymology

The fish is named in honor of zoologist Charles Roux, of the Muséum national d’Histoire naturelle in Paris, who collected the holotype specimen.

References

Endemic fauna of the Republic of the Congo Enteromius Taxa named by Jacques Daget Fish described in 1961 {{Barbinae-stub