Luciobarbus rabatensis

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: Barbinae
Genus: Luciobarbus
Species: Luciobarbus rabatensis

Name

Luciobarbus rabatensis Doadrio, Perea & Yahyaoui, 2015

• Holotype: MNCN 71920.
• Paratypes: Thirtytwo specimens from the Grou River, Bou Regreg Basin, Sebt Ait Rahhou (33.164678, -6.366963) Morocco.

Type locality: Grou River, Bou Regreg Basin, Sebt Ait Rahhou, Atlantic slope of Morocco (33.164678, -6.366963).

Etymology: The species name “rabatensis” has been selected because its distribution area mainly comprises the Bou Regreg Basin, which flows through Rabat City.

Vernacular names

English: Rabat Barbel

References

• Casal-Lopez, M., Perea, S., Yahyaoui, A. & Doadrio, I. 2015. Taxonomic review of the genus Luciobarbus Heckel, 1843 (Actinopterygii, Cyprinidae) from Northwestern Morocco with the description of three new species. Graellsia 71(2): e027. DOI: 10.3989/graellsia.2015.v71.135 Reference page.