Luciobarbus yahyaouii

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 yahyaouii

Name

Luciobarbus yahyaouii Doadrio, Casal-Lopez, & Perea, 2016

• Holotype: MNCN ICTIO 290958

• Paratypes:

Type locality: Moulouya river basin, Ghafoula, Morocco.

Etymology: The species is named after Dr. Ahmed Yahyaoui, who contributed to the knowledge of the fish fauna of Morocco and North Africa

Vernacular names

English: Yahyaoui barbel

References

• Doadrio, I., Casal-López, M. & Perea, S. 2016. Taxonomic remarks on Barbus moulouyensis Pellegrin, 1924 (Actinopterygii, Cyprinidae) with the description of a new species of Luciobarbus Heckel, 1843 from Morocco. Graellsia, 72 (2, e054). DOI: 10.3989/graellsia.2016.v72.174Reference page.