Labeobarbus sandersi

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 sandersi

Name

Labeobarbus sandersi (oulenger, 1912)

Lectotype: BMNH 1912.4.1.333.
- Lectotype designated by Vreven et al., 2016
Paralectotypes: BMNH 1912.4.1.334–336 (two instead of three), 1912.4.1.337 (1); MRAC 1525 (1), 1526 (1), 1527 (1); ZMB 18808 (1).

Type locality: Congo, N’Kutu [Ncuto] (4°57′S, 12°35′E), Loango River [Shiloango Basin, Cabinda, Angola].

Etymology: in honor of M.C. Sanders, who assisted explorer William John Ansorge (1850-1913) in the Congo expedition that collected many fishes, including type of this one. (From The ETYFish project)

Synonyms

Varicorhinus sandersi Boulenger 1912

References

Boulenger, G.A. 1912. Poissons recueillis dans la Région du Bas-Congo par M. le Dr W. J. Ansorge. Poissons, Batraciens et Reptiles. (Matériaux pour la Faune du Congo.). Annales du Musée du Congo Belge, Sér. C (Zoologie) (Sér. 1) 2(3): 1–27, Pls. 17-22. 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.

Links

Labeobarbus sandersi in Catalog of Fishes, Eschmeyer, W.N., Fricke, R. & van der Laan, R. (eds.) 2024. Catalog of Fishes electronic version.
Labeobarbus sandersi in FishBase,
Froese, R. & Pauly, D. (eds.) 2024. FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication, www.fishbase.org, version 02/2024.