Luciobarbus
| Luciobarbus | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Cypriniformes |
| Family: | Cyprinidae |
| Subfamily: | Barbinae |
| Genus: | Luciobarbus (disputed) Heckel, 1843 |
| Diversity | |
| (See text) | |
Luciobarbus is a somewhat disputed genus of ray-finned fishes in the family Cyprinidae. Its species are mainly found around the Mediterranean region. Its type species is the Mangar (L. esocinus), for which the genus was established by Heckel in 1843. The type species' scientific name essentially means "pike-like pike-barbel" (after the Northern Pike, Esox lucius), though a more aliteral translation would be "pike-like wolf-barbel".
Systematics
Like many other cyprinids, the present genus was long included in Barbus. It appears to be a very close relative of the typical barbels – which include that genus' type species, the Common Barbel (B. barbus) –, and may well warrant inclusion in Barbus. In fact, many modern authors prefer to consider it a subgenus instead. It is, moreover, not entirely clear what species to place in Luciobarbus if it is deemed valid. The IUCN argues for a rather inclusive circumscription, while for example FishBase recognizes far fewer species. The FishBase circumscription is not correct, however, as it does not include the type species. Nonwithstanding the taxonomy and systematics of this ill-defined assemblage, their closest living relative is probably the Dalmatian Barbelgudgeon (Aulopyge huegelii).[1]
Species
There are currently 21 recognized species in this genus:[2]
- Luciobarbus bocagei (Steindachner, 1864)
- Luciobarbus brachycephalus (Kessler, 1872) (Aral barbel)
- Luciobarbus capito (Güldenstädt, 1773) (Bulatmai Barbel)
- Luciobarbus caspius (L. S. Berg, 1914) (Caspian Barbel)
- Luciobarbus comizo (Steindachner, 1864) (Iberian Barbel)
- Luciobarbus escherichii (Steindachner, 1897)
- Luciobarbus esocinus Heckel, 1843 (Mangar)
- Luciobarbus graecus Steindachner, 1896
- Luciobarbus graellsii (Steindachner, 1866) (Ebro Barbel)
- Luciobarbus guiraonis (Steindachner, 1866)
- Luciobarbus kersin (Heckel, 1843)
- Luciobarbus kosswigi (M. S. Karaman (sr), 1971)
- Luciobarbus kottelati Turan, Ekmekçi, İlhan & Engin, 2008
- Luciobarbus lydianus (Boulenger, 1896)
- Luciobarbus microcephalus (Almaça (pt), 1967)
- Luciobarbus mursa (Güldenstädt, 1773) (Mursa)
- Luciobarbus mystaceus (Pallas, 1814)
- Luciobarbus pectoralis (Heckel, 1843)
- Luciobarbus sclateri (Günther, 1868) (Andalusian Barbel)
- Luciobarbus steindachneri (Almaça (pt), 1967)
- Luciobarbus xanthopterus Heckel, 1843
Footnotes
- ↑ de Graaf et al. (2007), Almodóvar et al. (2008), FishBase [2009], IUCN (2009)
- ↑ Froese, Rainer, and Daniel Pauly, eds. (2012). Species of Luciobarbus in FishBase. December 2012 version.
References
- Froese, Rainer, and Daniel Pauly, eds. (2011). Species of Luciobarbus in FishBase. August 2011 version.
- Almodóvar, Ana; Nicola, Graciela G. & Elvira, Benigno (2008): Natural hybridization of Barbus bocagei x Barbus comizo (Cyprinidae) in Tagus River basin, central Spain [English with French abstract]. Cybium 32(2): 99-102. PDF fulltext
- de Graaf, Martin; Megens, Hendrik-Jan; Samallo, Johannis & Sibbing, Ferdinand A. (2007): Evolutionary origin of Lake Tana's (Ethiopia) small Barbus species: indications of rapid ecological divergence and speciation. Anim. Biol. 57(1): 39-48. doi:10.1163/157075607780002069 (HTML abstract)
- International Union for the Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources (IUCN) (2009): 2009 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2009.1. Retrieved 2009-SEP-20.