The Algerian barb or Tunisian barb, (''Luciobarbus callensis'') is a

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 ...

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in the

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. It is found in

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(and perhaps

Morocco Morocco (),, ) officially the Kingdom of Morocco, is the westernmost country in the Maghreb region of North Africa. It overlooks the Mediterranean Sea to the north and the Atlantic Ocean to the west, and has land borders with Algeria to ...

). Its natural

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s are

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s, freshwater

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s, and water storage areas. It is not considered a

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by the

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. The

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and

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of the

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s are subject to considerable dispute. Some authors include '' B. antinorii'', '' B. figuigensis'', '' B. issenensis'', '' B. ksibi'', '' B. labiosa'', '' B. lepineyi'', '' B. massaensis'', ''

Carasobarbus moulouyensis ''Carasobarbus moulouyensis'' is a ray-finned fish species in the family Cyprinidae. It is found only in Morocco. Its natural habitat is rivers. It is not considered a threatened species by the IUCN. The taxonomy and systematics of the Maghreb ...

'', '' L. pallaryi'' and '' L. setivimensis'' in ''L. callensis'', while others consider them distinct. To further confuse matters,

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considers ''B. labiosa'' to be conspecific with the

Maghreb barbel The Maghreb barbel (''Luciobarbus maghrebensis'') is a ray-finned fish species in the family Cyprinidae. It is found in Morocco. The taxonomy and systematics of the Maghreb barbs are subject to considerable dispute. Some authors consider ''L. mag ...

(''L. maghrebensis''), ''B. lepineyi'' to be conspecific with ''L. pallaryi'' when the latter is considered a distinct species, and ''C. moulouyensis'' be placed in the genus ''

Carasobarbus ''Carasobarbus'', the himris, is a small genus of ray-finned fishes in the family Cyprinidae. Its species are found in rivers, streams, lakes and ponds in Western Asia and Northwest Africa. ''C. canis'' can reach in total length, but most other ...

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Algerian barb The Algerian barb or Tunisian barb, (''Luciobarbus callensis'') is a ray-finned fish species in the family Cyprinidae. It is found in Algeria and Tunisia (and perhaps Morocco). Its natural habitats are rivers, freshwater lakes, and water storage ...

Freshwater fish of North Africa

Taxa named by Achille Valenciennes Cyprinid fish of Africa Taxonomy articles created by Polbot {{barbinae-stub