Labeobarbus rhinoceros

Taxonavigation: Cyprinoidei

Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Unikonta Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Superphylum: Deuterostomia Phylum: Chordata Subphylum: Vertebrata Infraphylum: Gnathostomata Megaclassis: Osteichthyes Superclassis/Classis: Actinopterygii Classis/Subclassis: Actinopteri Subclassis/Infraclassis: Neopterygii Infraclassis: Teleostei Megacohors: Osteoglossocephalai Supercohors: Clupeocephala Cohors: Otomorpha Subcohors: Ostariophysi Sectio: Otophysa Ordo: Cypriniformes Subordo: Cyprinoidei

Familia: Cyprinidae
Subfamilia: Torinae
Genus: Labeobarbus
Species: Labeobarbus rhinoceros

Name

Labeobarbus rhinoceros (Copley, 1938)

Name beeing a replacement name for Barbus mariae Holly, 1929 -- preocc. by Varicorhinus (now Labeobarbus) mariae Holly, 1926 when becomming a species of Labeobarbus.

• Holotype and paratype status of BMNH 1936.12.22.35–39 needs further research.

Type locality: Athi River, Kenya.

Synonyms

• Barbus mariae Holly, 1929 -- preocc. by Varicorhinus (now Labeobarbus) mariae Holly, 1926
  • Labeobarbus mariae (Holly, 1929) -- preocc. by Varicorhinus (now Labeobarbus) mariae Holly, 1926
• Barbus rhinoceros Copley, 1938

References

• Copley, H. 1938. Recent additions to fish exhibits in the Museum. The Journal of the East Africa and Uganda Natural History Society, 13(5): 191–192. Reference page. 
• Holly, M. 1929. Einige neue afrikanische Fischformen. Anzeiger der Akademie der Wissenschaften in Wien 66: 32–35.Reference page. 
• Vreven, E.J.W.M.N., Musschoot, T., Snoeks, J. & Schliewen, U.K. 2016. The African hexaploid Torini (Cypriniformes: Cyprinidae): review of a tumultuous history. Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society. DOI: 10.1111/zoj.12366 Reference page.