Labeobarbus bynni

Labeobarbus bynni
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Cypriniformes
Family: Cyprinidae
Subfamily: Cyprininae
Genus: Labeobarbus
Species:
L. bynni
Binomial name
Labeobarbus bynni
(Forsskål, 1775)
Synonyms
  • Cyprinus bynni Forsskål, 1775
  • Barbus bynni (Forsskål, 1775)
  • Cyprinus lepidotus Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire, 1809
  • Barbus lepidotus (Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire, 1809)
  • Barbus ruspolii Vinciguerra, 1897
  • Barbus meneliki Pellegrin, 1905
  • Barbus occidentalis Boulenger, 1911
  • Barbus foureaui Pellegrin, 1919
  • Barbus seguensis Pellegrin, 1925
  • Barbus rudolfianus Worthington, 1932
  • Barbus waldroni Norman, 1935
  • Barbus lancrenonensis Blache & Miton, 1960

Labeobarbus bynni , the Niger barb, is an African species of cyprinid freshwater fish. It has often been placed in the genus Barbus, but is now usually placed in Labeobarbus.[1] This is a relatively large barb, up to 82 cm (32 in) in total length.[2] It is caught as a food fish, but catches can vary greatly from year to year.[1]

  1. ^ a b c Azeroual, A.; Getahun, A. (2018). "Labeobarbus bynni". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species: e.T181643A135921035. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-2.RLTS.T181643A135921035.en.
  2. ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Labeobarbus bynni". FishBase. September 2019 version.