''Labeobarbus'' is a mid-sized ray-finned fish genus in the family

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. Its species are widely distributed throughout eastern Africa and especially southern Africa, but also in

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in Ethiopia. A

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, in particular for the southern species, is yellowfish. The

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refers to the fact that these large barbs remind of the fairly closely related "

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s" in the genus '' Labeo'' in size and shape. As far as can be told, all ''Labeobarbus'' species are hexaploid.de Graaf ''et al.'' (2007), IUCN (2009)

Systematics

Like many other "barbs", it was long included in '' Barbus''. It appears to be a fairly close relative of the typical barbels and relatives – the genus ''Barbus'' proper –, but closer still to the large

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ern species nowadays separated in '' Carasobarbus''. ''Barbus'' has been split to account for the improved phylogenetic knowledge which indicated it was highly

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in its wide circumscription –, it may be that ''Carasobarbus'' and some other closely related "barbs" (e.g. '' Labeobarbus reinii'') are now included in ''Labeobarbus'' to avoid a profusion of very small genera.de Graaf ''et al.'' (2007) The taxonomy of many species in the " wastebin genus" ''Barbus'' has recently been re-evaluated. Though hybrid introgression may confound studies based in mtDNA data alone, a number of these species appear to be so closely related to ''Labeobarbus'' to warrant inclusion in the present genus outright, irrespective if ''Carasobarbus'' is considered distinct or not. These include '' L. ethiopicus''.

Species

''Labeobarbus'' at present contains the following species: * '' Labeobarbus acuticeps'' ( Matthes, 1959) * ''

Labeobarbus acutirostris ''Labeobarbus acutirostris'' is a species of ray-finned fish in the genus ''Labeobarbus'' which is endemic to Lake Tana Lake Tana ( am, ጣና ሐይቅ, T’ana ḥāyik’i; previously Tsana) is the largest lake in Ethiopia and the source of ...

'' ( Bini, 1940) * '' Labeobarbus aeneus'' ( Burchell, 1822) (Smallmouth yellowfish) * ''

Labeobarbus alluaudi ''Labeobarbus alluaudi'' is a species of ray-finned fish in the family Cyprinidae. It has been found only in three rivers in Uganda }), is a landlocked country in East Africa East Africa, Eastern Africa, or East of Africa, is the ...

'' Pellegrin, 1909 * '' Labeobarbus altianalis''

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, 1900 (Ripon barbel) * '' Labeobarbus altipinnis'' Banister & Poll, 1973 * '' Labeobarbus ansorgii''

, 1906 * ''

Labeobarbus aspius ''Labeobarbus aspius'', the Drakensberg minnow or Maluti minnow, is a species of cyprinid fish endemic to the Congo Democratic Republic. References * aspius ''Leuciscus'' is a genus of fish belonging to the family Cyprinidae. They are in ...

'' (

, 1912) * ''

Labeobarbus axelrodi ''Labeobarbus axelrodi'' is a species of ray-finned fish in the family Cyprinidae. It is endemic to the Kouliou River in Africa. Named for Herbert Axelrod Herbert Richard Axelrod (June 7, 1927 – May 15, 2017) was an American tropical fi ...

'' (Getahun, Stiassny & Teugels, 2004) * '' Labeobarbus batesii'' (

, 1903) * ''

Labeobarbus beso The African scraping feeder (''Labeobarbus beso'') is a species of ray-finned fish in the family Cyprinidae. It is found in Lake Tana, and the Blue Nile and Awash River systems in Africa. It feeds by scraping algae off from the bottom with its m ...

'' ( Rüppell, 1835) * '' Labeobarbus boulengeri'' (Vreven, Musschoot, Snoeks & Schliewen, 2016) * '' Labeobarbus brauni'' ( Pellegrin, 1935) * '' Labeobarbus brevicephalus'' ( Nagelkerke & Sibbing, 1997) * '' Labeobarbus brevispinis'' ( Holly, 1927) * '' Labeobarbus bynni'' ( Forsskål, 1775) * '' Labeobarbus cardozoi'' (

, 1912) * '' Labeobarbus caudovittatus'' (

, 1902) * '' Labeobarbus clarkeae'' ( Banister, 1984) * '' Labeobarbus claudinae'' De Vos & Thys van den Audenaerde, 1990 * '' Labeobarbus codringtonii'' (

, 1908) (Upper Zambezi yellowfish) * ''

Labeobarbus compiniei ''Labeobarbus compiniei'' is a species of cyprinid fish native to Gabon and the Republic of Congo in Africa Africa is the world's second-largest and second-most populous continent, after Asia in both cases. At about 30.3 million km2 ...

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, 1879) * ''

Labeobarbus crassibarbis ''Labeobarbus crassibarbis'' is a species of ray-finned fish in the genus ''Labeobarbus'' which is endemic to Lake Tana Lake Tana ( am, ጣና ሐይቅ, T’ana ḥāyik’i; previously Tsana) is the largest lake in Ethiopia and the source of ...

'' ( Nagelkerke & Sibbing, 1997) * '' Labeobarbus dainellii'' ( Bini, 1940) * '' Labeobarbus dartevellei'' Poll, 1945 * '' Labeobarbus dimidiatus'' Tweddle & P. H. Skelton, 1998 * '' Labeobarbus ensifer''

, 1910 * '' Labeobarbus ethiopicus'' Zolezzi, 1939 * '' Labeobarbus fasolt'' Pappenheim, 1914 * '' Labeobarbus fimbriatus'' Holly, 1926 * ''

Labeobarbus gananensis ''Labeobarbus gananensis'' is a species of ray-finned fish in the genus ''Labeobarbus ''Labeobarbus'' is a mid-sized ray-finned fish genus in the family Cyprinidae. Its species are widely distributed throughout eastern Africa and especially s ...

'' Vinciguerra, 1895 * '' Labeobarbus gestetneri'' Banister & R. G. Bailey, 1979 * '' Labeobarbus girardi''

, 1910 * ''

Labeobarbus gorgorensis ''Labeobarbus gorgorensis'' is a species of ray-finned fish in the genus ''Labeobarbus'', which is endemic Endemism is the state of a species being found in a single defined geographic location, such as an island, state, nation, country or ...

'' ( Bini, 1940) * ''

Labeobarbus gorguari ''Labeobarbus gorguari'' is a threatened species of cyprinid fish. It is restricted to Lake Tana in Ethiopia Ethiopia, , om, Itiyoophiyaa, so, Itoobiya, ti, ኢትዮጵያ, Ítiyop'iya, aa, Itiyoppiya officially the Federal Democrat ...

'' ( Rüppell, 1835) * '' Labeobarbus gruveli'' Pellegrin, 1911 * ''

Labeobarbus gulielmi ''Labeobarbus gulielmi'' is a species of ray-finned fish in the genus ''Labeobarbus'' which is known only from the Cuanza River in Angola. References

* Endemic fauna of Angola Labeobarbus, gulielmi Cyprinid fish of Africa Fish of Ango ...

, 1910 * '' Labeobarbus habereri'' (

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, 1912) * '' Labeobarbus huloti'' Banister, 1976 * '' Labeobarbus humphri'' Banister, 1976 * '' Labeobarbus intermedius'' ( Rüppell, 1835) * '' Labeobarbus iphthimostoma'' Banister & Poll, 1973 * ''

Labeobarbus iturii ''Labeobarbus iturii'' is a species of ray-finned fish in the genus ''Labeobarbus'' which is found only in the Ituri River The Ituri River is a river of the Democratic Republic of the Congo. It is the main tributary of the Aruwimi River, which f ...

'' Holly, 1929 * '' Labeobarbus jaegeri'' Holly, 1930 * '' Labeobarbus johnstonii'' (

, 1907) * ''

Labeobarbus jubae ''Labeobarbus jubae'' is a species of ray-finned fish in the genus '' Labeobarbus'' which is endemic to Ethiopia Ethiopia, , om, Itiyoophiyaa, so, Itoobiya, ti, ኢትዮጵያ, Ítiyop'iya, aa, Itiyoppiya officially the Federal Demo ...

'' Banister, 1984 * '' Labeobarbus jubbi'' Poll, 1967 * ''

Labeobarbus kimberleyensis The largemouth yellowfish or Vaal-Orange largemouth yellowfish (''Labeobarbus kimberleyensis'') is a ray-finned fish species in the family Cyprinidae. This large freshwater barb is found in southern Africa.Impson & Swarz (2007) It has long bee ...

'' ( Gilchrist & W. W. Thompson, 1913) (Largemouth yellowfish) * '' Labeobarbus lagensis'' ( Günther, 1868) * '' Labeobarbus latirostris'' (Keilhack, 1908) * '' Labeobarbus leleupanus'' Matthes, 1959\ * ''

Labeobarbus lobogenysoides ''Labeobarbus lobogenysoides'' is a species of ray-finned fish in the genus ''Labeobarbus'' is endemic to the Loama River in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. References

Labeobarbus, lobogenysoides Taxa named by Jacques Pellegrin F ...

'' Pellegrin, 1935 * '' Labeobarbus longidorsalis'' Pellegrin, 1935 * '' Labeobarbus longifilis'' Pellegrin, 1935 * '' Labeobarbus longissimus'' ( Nagelkerke & Sibbing, 1997) * ''

Labeobarbus lucius ''Labeobarbus lucius'' is a species of cyprinid fish found in Angola and the Republic of the Congo. References * Cyprinid fish of Africa lucius Lucius ( el, Λούκιος ''Loukios''; ett, Luvcie) is a male given name derived from '' ...

'' (

, 1910) * '' Labeobarbus lufupensis'' Banister & R. G. Bailey, 1979 * ''

Labeobarbus macroceps ''Labeobarbus macroceps'' is a species of ray-finned fish in the genus ''Labeobarbus ''Labeobarbus'' is a mid-sized ray-finned fish genus in the family Cyprinidae. Its species are widely distributed throughout eastern Africa and especially so ...

'' Fowler, 1936 * '' Labeobarbus macrolepidotus'' Pellegrin, 1928 * ''

Labeobarbus macrolepis ''Labeobarbus macrolepis'' is a species of ray-finned fish in the family Cyprinidae. It is found in Burundi and Tanzania. Its natural habitats are rivers, freshwater lakes, freshwater marshes, and inland deltas. It is becoming rare due to habita ...

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, 1889 * '' Labeobarbus macrophtalmus'' ( Bini, 1940) * '' Labeobarbus malacanthus'' ( Pappenheim, 1911) * '' Labeobarbus marequensis'' ( A. Smith, 1841) (Largescale yellowfish) * '' Labeobarbus mariae'' Holly, 1926 * ''

Labeobarbus matris ''Labeobarbus matris'' is a species of ray-finned fish in the genus ''Labeobarbus'' which is endemic to the Athi River in Kenya. It may be conspecific with Labeobarbus mariae ''Labeobarbus mariae'' is a species of cyprinid fish. It is endemic ...

'' Holly, 1928 * ''

Labeobarbus mawambiensis ''Labeobarbus mawambiensis'' is a species of ray-finned fish in the genus ''Labeobarbus ''Labeobarbus'' is a mid-sized ray-finned fish genus in the family Cyprinidae. Its species are widely distributed throughout eastern Africa and especially ...

, 1911 * '' Labeobarbus mbami'' ( Holly, 1927) * ''

Labeobarbus megastoma ''Labeobarbus megastoma'' is a species of ray-finned fish in the genus ''Labeobarbus'' which is endemic to Lake Tana Lake Tana ( am, ጣና ሐይቅ, T’ana ḥāyik’i; previously Tsana) is the largest lake in Ethiopia and the source of th ...

'' ( Nagelkerke & Sibbing, 1997) * †'' Labeobarbus microbarbis'' L. R. David & Poll, 1937 (declared extinct in 2006) * '' Labeobarbus micronema'' (

, 1904) * '' Labeobarbus microterolepis''

, 1902 * '' Labeobarbus mirabilis'' Pappenheim, 1914 * '' Labeobarbus mungoensis'' ( Trewavas, 1974) * ''

Labeobarbus nanningsi ''Labeobarbus nanningsi'' is a species of cyprinid fish 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 ...

'' ( de Beaufort, 1933) * '' Labeobarbus natalensis'' ( Castelnau, 1861) (Scaly yellowfish) * '' Labeobarbus nedgia'' Rüppell, 1835 * '' Labeobarbus nelspruitensis'' Gilchrist & W. W. Thompson, 1911 (Incomati chiselmouth) * '' Labeobarbus nthuwa'' Tweddle & P. H. Skelton, 2008 * '' Labeobarbus osseensis'' ( Nagelkerke & Sibbing, 2000) * '' Labeobarbus oxyrhynchus''

, 1889 (Pangani barb) * ''

Labeobarbus pagenstecheri ''Labeobarbus pagenstecheri'' is a species of ray-finned fish in the family Cyprinidae. It is found only in Tanzania. Its natural habitats are river A river is a natural flowing watercourse, usually freshwater, flowing towards an oc ...

'' J. G. Fischer, 1884 * '' Labeobarbus parawaldroni'' Lévêque, Thys van den Audenaerde & Traoré, 1987 * '' Labeobarbus pellegrini''

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& Estève, 1948 * ''

Labeobarbus petitjeani ''Labeobarbus petitjeani'' is a species of ray-finned fish in the genus ''Labeobarbus ''Labeobarbus'' is a mid-sized ray-finned fish genus in the family Cyprinidae. Its species are widely distributed throughout eastern Africa and especially s ...

'' Daget, 1962 * '' Labeobarbus platydorsus'' ( Nagelkerke & Sibbing, 1997) * ''

Labeobarbus platyrhinus ''Labeobarbus platyrhinus'' is a species of ray-finned fish in the genus ''Labeobarbus ''Labeobarbus'' is a mid-sized ray-finned fish genus in the family Cyprinidae. Its species are widely distributed throughout eastern Africa and especially s ...

, 1900 * '' Labeobarbus platystomus'' Pappenheim, 1914 (Rwandese carp) * '' Labeobarbus pojeri'' ( Poll, 1944) * ''

Labeobarbus polylepis The smallscale yellowfish (''Labeobarbus polylepis'') is a South African species of freshwater fish in the cyprinid family. It is native to the Limpopo Limpopo is the northernmost province of South Africa. It is named after the Limpopo Ri ...

'' (

, 1907) (Smallscale yellowfish) * '' Labeobarbus progenys'' (

, 1903) * '' Labeobarbus pungweensis'' R. A. Jubb, 1959 (Pungwe chiselmouth) * †'' Labeobarbus reinii'' Günther, 1874 (Giant Atlas barbel) (declared extinct in 2022) * '' Labeobarbus rhinoceros'' (Copley, 1938) (Rhinofish) * '' Labeobarbus rhinophorus''

, 1910 * '' Labeobarbus robertsi'' Banister, 1984 * '' Labeobarbus rocadasi'' (

, 1910) * '' Labeobarbus rosae'' (

, 1910) * '' Labeobarbus roylii'' (

, 1912) * '' Labeobarbus ruandae'' Pappenheim, 1914 * '' Labeobarbus ruasae'' Pappenheim, 1914 * ''

Labeobarbus ruwenzorii ''Labeobarbus ruwenzorii'' is a species of ray-finned fish in the family Cyprinidae. It is found only in Uganda. Its natural habitat is rivers. It reproduces by inserting its seminiferous tubule Seminiferous tubules are located within the tes ...

'' ( Pellegrin, 1909) * '' Labeobarbus sacratus'' Daget, 1963 * ''

Labeobarbus sandersi ''Labeobarbus sandersi'' is a species of ray-finned fish in the genus ''Labeobarbus'' is found from southern Cameroon to the Chiloango River in Cabinda Province, Cabinda. References

Labeobarbus, sandersi Taxa named by George Albert Bou ...

, 1912 * ''

Labeobarbus seeberi The Clanwilliam yellowfish (''Labeobarbus seeberi'') is a ray-finned fish species in the family Cyprinidae. It has long been placed in '' Barbus'', the "wastebin genus" for barbs, by default; however, the species is increasingly being restored t ...

'' (Gilchrist & Thompson, 1913) (Clanwilliam yellowfish) * '' Labeobarbus semireticulatus'' Pellegrin, 1924 * ''

Labeobarbus somereni ''Labeobarbus somereni'', or Someren's barb, is a species of ray-finned fish in the family Cyprinidae. It is found in Burundi, Rwanda, Tanzania, and Uganda. Its natural habitat is rivers. It is not considered a threatened species by the IUCN. Lo ...

, 1911 * '' Labeobarbus stappersii''

, 1915 * ''

Labeobarbus steindachneri ''Labeobarbus steindachneri'' is a species of ray-finned fish in the genus ''Labeobarbus'' that is found from Cameroon Cameroon (; french: Cameroun, ff, Kamerun), officially the Republic of Cameroon (french: République du Cameroun, lin ...

, 1910 * '' Labeobarbus stenostoma''

, 1910 * ''

Labeobarbus surkis ''Labeobarbus surkis'' is a species of cyprinid fish that is endemic to Lake Tana and associated rivers in Ethiopia Ethiopia, , om, Itiyoophiyaa, so, Itoobiya, ti, ኢትዮጵያ, Ítiyop'iya, aa, Itiyoppiya officially the Federal D ...

'' ( Rüppell, 1835) * '' Labeobarbus tornieri''

, 1906 * ''

Labeobarbus trachypterus ''Labeobarbus trachypterus'' 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 cal ...

, 1915 * '' Labeobarbus tropidolepis''

, 1900 * ''

Labeobarbus truttiformis ''Labeobarbus truttiformis'' is a species of ray-finned fish in the genus ''Labeobarbus'' which is endemic to Lake Tana Lake Tana ( am, ጣና ሐይቅ, T’ana ḥāyik’i; previously Tsana) is the largest lake in Ethiopia and the source of ...

'' ( Nagelkerke & Sibbing, 1997) * ''

Labeobarbus tsanensis ''Labeobarbus tsanensis'' is a species of ray-finned fish in the genus ''Labeobarbus'' which is endemic to Lake Tana Lake Tana ( am, ጣና ሐይቅ, T’ana ḥāyik’i; previously Tsana) is the largest lake in Ethiopia and the source of th ...

'' ( Nagelkerke & Sibbing, 1997) * ''

Labeobarbus upembensis ''Labeobarbus upembensis'' is a species of ray-finned fish in the genus ''Labeobarbus'' is endemic to the Kalumengonga River in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. References

Labeobarbus, upembensis Taxa named by Keith Edward Baniste ...

'' Banister & R. G. Bailey, 1979 * '' Labeobarbus urotaenia''

, 1913 * '' Labeobarbus varicostoma''

, 1910 * '' Labeobarbus versluysii'' ( Holly, 1929) * ''

Labeobarbus werneri ''Labeobarbus werneri'' is a species of ray-finned fish in the genus ''Labeobarbus ''Labeobarbus'' is a mid-sized ray-finned fish genus in the family Cyprinidae. Its species are widely distributed throughout eastern Africa and especially sou ...

'' Holly, 1929 * '' Labeobarbus wittei'' Banister & Poll, 1973 * '' Labeobarbus wurtzi'' Pellegrin, 1908 * '' Labeobarbus xyrocheilus'' Tweddle & P. H. Skelton, 1998

Footnotes

References

* * (2007): Evolutionary origin of Lake Tana's (Ethiopia) small ''Barbus'' species: indications of rapid ecological divergence and speciation. '' Anim. Biol.'' 57(1): 39-48. (HTML abstract) * (2009):
2009 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species
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