Xenobarbus

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Xenobarbus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Cypriniformes
Family: Cyprinidae
Subfamily: Smiliogastrinae
Genus: Xenobarbus
Norman, 1923[2]
Species:
X. loveridgei
Binomial name
Xenobarbus loveridgei
Norman, 1923

Xenobarbus is a monospecific genus of freshwater ray-fiined fish belonging to the family Cyprinidae. the family which includes the carps, barbs and related fishes.[2] The only species in the genus is Xenobarbus loveridgei which is endemic to Tanzania where it is found in Lake Victoria.[3] The species is rare and only known from a few specimens.[4]

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