Cheilobarbus
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Cheilobarbus | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Cypriniformes |
Family: | Cyprinidae |
Genus: | Cheilobarbus Smith, 1841 |
Species | |
2 species, see text |
Cheilobarbus, commonly known as sawfins,[1] is a genus of fish in the family Cyprinidae endemic to the Western Cape region in South Africa.
There are two species:[2]
- Cheilobarbus capensis (Smith, 1841) (Cape whitefish)
- Cheilobarbus serra (W. K. H. Peters, 1864) (Sawfin)
Both species are tetraploid, like Pseudobarbus redfins, from which they were separated.[3]
References
- ^ "Sawfins (Genus Cheilobarbus)". iNaturalist.
- ^ Bailly, Nicolas (2021). "Cheilobarbus Smith, 1841". WoRMS. World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved 14 January 2024.
- ^ Skelton, Paul H.; Swartz, Ernst R.; Vreven, Emmanuel J. (2018). "The identity of Barbus capensis Smith, 1841 and the generic status of southern African tetraploid cyprinids (Teleostei, Cyprinidae)". European Journal of Taxonomy. 410: 1–29. doi:10.5281/zenodo.5687609.
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