Burchell's redfin (Pseudobarbus burchelli) from the Breede catchment
Scientific classification
Domain:
Eukaryota
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Chordata
Class:
Actinopterygii
Order:
Cypriniformes
Family:
Cyprinidae
Subfamily:
Barbinae
Genus:
Pseudobarbus A. Smith, 1841
Type species
Barbus burchelli
Smith, 1841
Species
11 species, see text
Pseudobarbus is a ray-finned fish genus in the family Cyprinidae. The type species is Burchell's redfin (P. burchelli). The scientific name is derived from the Ancient Greek pseudes ("false") and the Latin word barbus ("beard", in reference to the barbels of barbs). This genus contains some (and might contain all) of the South African redfins. It was originally proposed as a subgenus, but has since been found worthy of recognition as a full genus.
This genus is restricted to southern Africa; all of its species were formerly placed in Barbus, the genus of typical barbels and their relatives. One taxon was originally described as P. leonhardi – this, however, was a European fish for which the genus was erroneously proposed anew. It has since turned out to be nothing other than the barbel B. peloponnesius.
this genus: Pseudobarbus afer W. K. H. Peters, 1864 (Eastern Cape redfin) Pseudobarbus asper Boulenger, 1911 (small-scale redfin) Pseudobarbus burchelli...
to Pseudobarbus and might even be included therein. In particular, the group called "redfins" may well be monophyletic and belong in Pseudobarbus entirely...
The fiery redfin (Pseudobarbus phlegethon) is an African freshwater fish species in the family Cyprinidae. The fish is endemic to South Africa, where it...
The Maluti redfin (Pseudobarbus quathlambae) is a ray-finned fish species in the family Cyprinidae. It is colloquially called the Maluti minnow, but it...
longer (relative to body length) than any other species of Pseudobarbus. Individuals of Pseudobarbus verloreni grow 53.3–70.8 millimetres (2.10–2.79 in) long...
(Labeobarbus aspius) from the Congo Democratic Republic the Maluti minnow (Pseudobarbus quathlambae) from Lesotho the Falklands minnow from the Falkland Islands...
The Berg River redfin (Pseudobarbus burgi) or Berg redfin is an African freshwater fish species in the family Cyprinidae. The Burchell's redfin (P. burchelli)...
The slender redfin (Pseudobarbus tenuis) is an African freshwater fish species in the family Cyprinidae. It is endemic to South Africa, and becoming rare...
term), referring to the flesh of many types of fishes Cape whitefish, Pseudobarbus capensis, a cyprinid Beluga sturgeon, Huso huso Caspian kutum, also called...
given the name Pseudobarbus swartzi, the Krom lineage Pseudobarbus senticeps from the Krom River system and the "Mandela" lineage Pseudobarbus afer sensu...
The giant redfin (Pseudobarbus skeltoni) is an African freshwater fish species in the family Cyprinidae. It is endemic to the Breede River system in South...
Cyprinidae. It was formerly placed with the South African redfins in Pseudobarbus. It is tetraploid. Its closest living relative is the sawfin (C. serra)...
Cyprinidae. It was formerly placed with the South African redfins in Pseudobarbus. It is tetraploid. Its closest living relative is the Cape whitefish...
such as the Cape galaxias (Galaxias zebratus) and Berg River redfin (Pseudobarbus burgi). They have been adversely affected by unsustainable human use...
held responsible for a decline in abundance of native fiery redfin (Pseudobarbus phlegethon Barnard, 1938) and Cape galaxias (Galaxias zebratus Castelnau...
are found in the many rivers and streams, including the Maluti redfin (Pseudobarbus quathlambae) that was thought to be extinct before being found in the...
Cyprinidae. It is the only species in the genus Amatolacypris. Like Pseudobarbus, it is tetraploid. It is endemic to South Africa, where it has only been...
Cyprinodontiformes (Aplocheilidae, Poeciliidae) and Cypriniformes (Labeobarbus, Pseudobarbus, Tanakia and others). Endemic to Africa are the families Arthroleptidae...
Cyprinidae. It was formerly placed with the South African redfins in Pseudobarbus. It is tetraploid. Its closest living relative is the Twee River redfin...
Cyprinidae. It was formerly placed with the South African redfins in Pseudobarbus. It is tetraploid. Its closest living relative is the Clanwilliam redfin...
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