Xenobarbus
Monotypic genus of fishes
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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]
| Xenobarbus | |
|---|---|
Scientific 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 | |
