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Clypeobarbus

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Family
  
Cyprinidae

Phylum
  
Chordata

Order
  
Cypriniformes

Class
  
Actinopterygii

Subfamily
  
Barbinae

Rank
  
Genus

Similar
  
Cypriniformes, Carasobarbus, Caecobarbus geertsii, Pseudobarbus, Diplocheilichthys

Clypeobarbus congicus wild bij aquarium speciaalzaak utaka


Clypeobarbus is a genus of small cyprinid fishes native to Africa. Most species are restricted to the Congo River Basin, but C. pleuropholis is also found in the Chad Basin, while C. bellcrossi is from the Zambezi and C. hypsolepis is from rivers in Western Africa.

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Species

There are currently 9 recognized species in this genus:

  • Clypeobarbus bellcrossi (R. A. Jubb, 1965) (Gorgeous barb)
  • Clypeobarbus bomokandi (G. S. Myers, 1924)
  • Clypeobarbus breviclipeus Stiassny & Sakharova, 2016
  • Clypeobarbus congicus (Boulenger, 1899) (Congo barb)
  • Clypeobarbus hypsolepis (Daget, 1959)
  • Clypeobarbus matthesi (Poll & J. P. Gosse, 1963)
  • Clypeobarbus pleuropholis (Boulenger, 1899)
  • Clypeobarbus pseudognathodon (Boulenger, 1915)
  • Clypeobarbus schoutedeni (Poll & J. G. Lambert, 1961)

    • References

    Clypeobarbus Wikipedia
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