Biology:Clypeobarbus pleuropholis

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Clypeobarbus pleuropholis
Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Cypriniformes
Family: Cyprinidae
Subfamily: Barbinae
Genus: Clypeobarbus
Species:
C. pleuropholis
Binomial name
Clypeobarbus pleuropholis
(Boulenger, 1899)[2]
Synonyms[2]
  • Pellegrin, 1919 Boulenger, 1899
  • Fowler, 1936 Barbus uellensis
  • Barbus pleuropholis Boulenger, 1919
  • Barbus gribinguensis Barbus kemoensis

Clypeobarbus pleuropholis is a species of ray-finned fish belonging to the family Cyprinidae, the family which includes the carps, barbs and related fishes.[2] This species is found in the Chad Basin in Chad and Cameroon, as well as the Congo Basin in Democratic Republic of Congo, the Republic of Congo and the Central African Republic.[1] This species, as Barbus kemoensis, is the type species of the genus Clypeobarbus.[3]

References

Wikidata ☰ Q5137131 entry