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Barbus
Sign in to saveBarbus is a genus of ray-finned fish in the family Cyprinidae. The type species of Barbus is the common barbel, first described as Cyprinus barbus and now named Barbus barbus. Barbus is the namesake genus of the subfamily Barbinae, but given their relationships, that taxon is better included in the Cyprininae at least for the largest part (including the type species of Barbus).
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Barbus is a genus of fish within the family Cyprinidae and the order Cypriniformes. It belongs to the class Teleostei, phylum Chordata, and kingdom Animalia. The taxon was described by Cuvier & Cloquet in 1816 and holds an accepted status. Its common name is Barben.
The genus inhabits marine, brackish, and freshwater environments. Records from iDigBio indicate presence in Saudi Arabia, Ethiopia, Gabon, Congo, The Democratic Republic Of The, and Tanzania. These records are held by institutions including USNM and CUMV. The genus has 356,764 occurrences in GBIF data and 1,785 records in iDigBio, accompanied by 76 media items.
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Species
Barben
GENUS
- KingdomAnimalia
- PhylumChordata
- ClassTeleostei
- OrderCypriniformes
- FamilyCyprinidae
via GBIF
Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 1,785
- With media
- 76
- Family
- Cyprinidae
- Collections
- USNM, CUMV
- Recorded in
- Saudi Arabia, Ethiopia, Gabon, Congo, The Democratic Republic Of The, Tanzania, Congo, Uganda, Malawi
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Encyclopedic overview
6 sectionsContents
- Description and uses
- Systematics and taxonomy
- Species
- Fossil species
- See also
- References
Barbus is a genus of ray-finned fish in the family Cyprinidae. The type species of Barbus is the common barbel, first described as Cyprinus barbus and now named Barbus barbus. Barbus is the namesake genus of the subfamily Barbinae, but given their relationships, that taxon is better included in the Cyprininae at least for the largest part (including the type species of Barbus).
==Description and uses== Their common names – barbs and barbels – refer to the fact that most members of the genera have a pair of barbels on their mouths, which they can use to search for food at the bottom of the water.
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