Biology:Cheilobarbus
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Short description: Genus of fishes
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Cypriniformes |
| Family: | Cyprinidae |
| Genus: | Cheilobarbus Smith, 1841 |
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Cheilobarbus, commonly known as sawfins,[1] is a genus of fish in the family Cyprinidae endemic to the Western Cape region in South Africa.
There are two species:[2]
- Cheilobarbus capensis (Smith, 1841) (Cape whitefish)
- Cheilobarbus serra (W. K. H. Peters, 1864) (Sawfin)
Both species are tetraploid, like Pseudobarbus redfins, from which they were separated.[3]
References
- ↑ "Sawfins (Genus Cheilobarbus)". https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/1231147-Cheilobarbus.
- ↑ Bailly, Nicolas (2021). "Cheilobarbus Smith, 1841". WoRMS. World Register of Marine Species. http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1526228.
- ↑ Skelton, Paul H.; Swartz, Ernst R.; Vreven, Emmanuel J. (2018). "The identity of Barbus capensis Smith, 1841 and the generic status of southern African tetraploid cyprinids (Teleostei, Cyprinidae)". European Journal of Taxonomy 410: 1–29. doi:10.5281/zenodo.5687609.
Wikidata ☰ Q56298664 entry
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