Biology:Pangani barb

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Short description: Species of fish

Pangani barb
Barbus oxyrhynchus 1902.jpg
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Cypriniformes
Family: Cyprinidae
Genus: Labeobarbus
Species:
L. oxyrhynchus
Binomial name
Labeobarbus oxyrhynchus
(Pfeffer, 1889)
Synonyms[2]
  • Barbus oxyrhynchus Pfeffer, 1889
  • Barbus tanensis Günther, 1894
  • Barbus hindii Boulenger, 1902
  • Barbus perplexicans Boulenger, 1902
  • Barbus labiatus Boulenger, 1902
  • Barbus krapfi Boulenger, 1911
  • Barbus mathoiae Boulenger, 1911
  • Barbus ahlselli Lönnberg, 1911
  • Barbus athi Hubbs, 1918
  • Barbus babaulti Pellegrin, 1926
  • Barbus nairobi Holly, 1928
  • Barbus donyensis Holly, 1929

The Pangani barb (Labeobarbus oxyrhynchus) is a species of cyprinid fish.[3]

It is found in Kenya and Tanzania. Its natural habitat is rivers. It is not considered a threatened species by the IUCN.

References

Wikidata ☰ Q2235694 entry