''Clypeobarbus'' is a

genus Genus ( plural genera ) is a taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of extant taxon, living and fossil organisms as well as Virus classification#ICTV classification, viruses. In the hierarchy of biological classification, genus com ...

of small

cyprinid Cyprinidae is a family of freshwater fish commonly called the carp or minnow family. It includes the carps, the true minnows, and relatives like the barbs and barbels. Cyprinidae is the largest and most diverse fish family and the largest verte ...

fishes native to

Africa Africa is the world's second-largest and second-most populous continent, after Asia in both cases. At about 30.3 million km2 (11.7 million square miles) including adjacent islands, it covers 6% of Earth's total surface area ...

. Most

species In biology, a species is the basic unit of classification and a taxonomic rank of an organism, as well as a unit of biodiversity. A species is often defined as the largest group of organisms in which any two individuals of the appropriate s ...

are restricted to the

Congo River Basin The Congo River ( kg, Nzâdi Kôngo, french: Fleuve Congo, pt, Rio Congo), formerly also known as the Zaire River, is the second longest river in Africa, shorter only than the Nile, as well as the second largest river in the world by discharge ...

, but ''C. pleuropholis'' is also found in the Chad Basin, while ''C. bellcrossi'' is from the

Zambezi The Zambezi River (also spelled Zambeze and Zambesi) is the fourth-longest river in Africa, the longest east-flowing river in Africa and the largest flowing into the Indian Ocean from Africa. Its drainage basin covers , slightly less than hal ...

and ''C. hypsolepis'' is from rivers in

Western Africa West Africa or Western Africa is the westernmost region of Africa. The United Nations defines Western Africa as the 16 countries of Benin, Burkina Faso, Cape Verde, The Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Ivory Coast, Liberia, Mali, Maurita ...

Species

There are currently 9 recognized species in this genus: * ''

Clypeobarbus bellcrossi ''Clypeobarbus bellcrossi'', the gorgeous barb, is a species of cyprinid fish native to Africa where it is found in the headwaters of the upper Zambezi River The Zambezi River (also spelled Zambeze and Zambesi) is the fourth-longest river ...

'' ( R. A. Jubb, 1965) (Gorgeous barb) * ''

Clypeobarbus bomokandi ''Clypeobarbus bomokandi'' is a species of ray-finned fish in the genus ''Clypeobarbus ''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 ...

'' ( G. S. Myers, 1924) * ''

Clypeobarbus breviclipeus ''Clypeobarbus breviclipeus'' is a species of ray-finned fish in the genus ''Clypeobarbus''. It is endemic to the Kwilu River in the Democratic Republic of Congo The Democratic Republic of the Congo (french: République démocratique du ...

'' Stiassny & Sakharova, 2016 Stiassny, M.L.J. & Sakharova, H. (2016): Review of the smiliogastrin cyprinids of the Kwilu River (Kasai Basin, central Africa), revised diagnosis for ''Clypeobarbus'' (Cyprinidae: Cyprininae: Smiliogastrini) and description of a new species. ''Journal of Fish Biology, 88 (4): 1394-1412.'' * ''

Clypeobarbus congicus The Congo barb (''Clypeobarbus congicus'') is a species of ray-finned fish in the genus ''Clypeobarbus ''Clypeobarbus'' is a genus of small cyprinid fishes native to Africa. Most species are restricted to the Congo River Basin, but ''C. pleuro ...

'' ( Boulenger, 1899) (Congo barb) * ''

Clypeobarbus hypsolepis ''Clypeobarbus hypsolepis'' is a species of ray-finned fish in the genus ''Clypeobarbus ''Clypeobarbus'' is a genus of small cyprinid fishes native to Africa. Most species are restricted to the Congo River Basin, but ''C. pleuropholis'' is als ...

'' ( Daget, 1959) * ''

Clypeobarbus matthesi ''Clypeobarbus matthesi'' is a species of ray-finned fish in the genus ''Clypeobarbus ''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 ...

'' (

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& J. P. Gosse, 1963) * ''

Clypeobarbus pleuropholis ''Clypeobarbus pleuropholis'' is a species of ray-finned fish in the genus ''Clypeobarbus ''Clypeobarbus'' is a genus of small cyprinid fishes native to Africa. Most species are restricted to the Congo River Basin, but ''C. pleuropholis'' is al ...

'' ( Boulenger, 1899) * ''

Clypeobarbus pseudognathodon ''Clypeobarbus pseudognathodon'' is a species of ray-finned fish in the genus ''Clypeobarbus'' from central Africa where it is known from Lake Mweru, the Lobo River and the upper Lualaba River The Lualaba River flows entirely within the eastern ...

'' ( Boulenger, 1915) * ''

Clypeobarbus schoutedeni ''Clypeobarbus schoutedeni'' is a species of cyprinid fish endemic to the Democratic Republic of the Congo The Democratic Republic of the Congo (french: République démocratique du Congo (RDC), colloquially "La RDC" ), informally Congo-K ...

'' (

& J. G. Lambert, 1961)

References

Fish of Africa {{Barbinae-stub