Pangani barb

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

Pangani barb
Scientific classification Edit this classification
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

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

References
  1. Vreven, E. (2018). "Labeobarbus oxyrhynchus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2018: e.T60309A136072272. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-2.RLTS.T60309A136072272.en. Retrieved 14 November 2021.
  2. "Synonyms of Labeobarbus oxyrhynchus (Pfeffer, 1889)". Fishbase. Retrieved 8 November 2017.
  3. Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2006). "Labeobarbus oxyrhynchus" in FishBase. April 2006 version.


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