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Barbus sp. 'Pangani'

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Class
  
Actinopterygii

Family
  
Cyprinidae

Scientific name
  
Barbus sp. 'Pangani'

Phylum
  
Chordata

Order
  
Cypriniformes

Genus
  
Barbus (disputed)

Rank
  
Species

Barbus sp. 'Pangani' is an undescribed but distinct freshwater fish species in the family Cyprinidae. Apparently a close relative of the East African red-finned barb (B. apleurogramma), it is currently under study for its formal description. Until then, this small African barb is provisionally assigned to the genus Barbus, but probably belongs – like "B." apleurogramma – in another genus.

It is apparently endemic to Kenya. The only places where it had been found up to 2006 were N'joro Springs at the River Lumi in the upper Pangani River drainage basin. It might not occur elsewhere. Due to this limited distribution, it was classified as Vulnerable by the IUCN, but this may change when this fish becomes better known.

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Barbus sp. 'Pangani' Wikipedia