Clypeobarbus
| Clypeobarbus | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Cypriniformes |
| Family: | Cyprinidae |
| Subfamily: | Barbinae |
| Genus: | Clypeobarbus Fowler, 1936 |
| Type species | |
| Barbus kemoensis Fowler, 1936 | |
Clypeobarbus is a genus of small cyprinid fishes native to Africa. Most species are restricted to the Congo River Basin, but C. pleuropholis is also found in the Chad Basin, while C. bellcrossi is from the Zambezi and C. hypsolepis is from rivers in Western Africa.
Species
There are currently seven recognized species in this genus:[1]
- Clypeobarbus bellcrossi (R. A. Jubb, 1965) (Gorgeous Barb)
- Clypeobarbus bomokandi (G. S. Myers, 1924)
- Clypeobarbus congicus (Boulenger, 1899) (Congo Barb)
- Clypeobarbus hypsolepis (Daget, 1959)
- Clypeobarbus pleuropholis (Boulenger, 1899)
- Clypeobarbus pseudognathodon (Boulenger, 1915)
- Clypeobarbus schoutedeni (Poll & J. G. Lambert, 1961)
References
- ↑ Froese, Rainer, and Daniel Pauly, eds. (2012). Species of Clypeobarbus in FishBase. October 2012 version.