''Enteromius aloyi'' 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 h ...

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''. Species Species in this genus are: References External links {{Taxonbar, from=Q23072870 C ...

''. It is known only from its type locality on the

Ntem River The Campo (in Spanish: ''Río Campo'') or Ntem River is a border river in Cameroon, mainland Equatorial Guinea and Gabon. It rises in Gabon, and flows into the Atlantic Ocean in Cameroon in the Bight of Biafra. Towns * Campo * Minvoul, Gab ...

, Equatorial Guinea. The fish is named in honor of

Isidro Aloy Isidro is a given name. Notable people with the name include: Saints *Saint Isidore the Laborer (c. 1070 – died 1130), the patron saint of farmers of Madrid (Spain) and La Ceiba (Honduras) *Saint Isidore of Seville (c. 560 – died 636), schola ...

(b. 1925) a Spanish biologist, who taught mathematics as a missionary.

Footnotes

References

Hayes, Malorie M., and Jonathan W. Armbruster. “The Taxonomy and Relationships of the African Small Barbs (Cypriniformes: Cyprinidae).” Copeia 105, no. 2 (2017): 348–62. https://www.jstor.org/stable/26872438. 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) Enteromius Taxa named by Benigno Román Fish described in 1971 {{Barbinae-stub