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Labeobarbus microbarbis
Labeobarbus microbarbis is an extinct species of cyprinid fish. It was endemic to Lake Luhondo in Rwanda.
| Labeobarbus microbarbis | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Cypriniformes |
| Family: | Cyprinidae |
| Subfamily: | Cyprininae |
| Genus: | Labeobarbus |
| Species: | †L. microbarbis |
| Binomial name | |
| †Labeobarbus microbarbis (L. R. David & Poll, 1937) | |
| Synonyms | |
| Barbus microbarbis David & Poll, 1937 | |
The fish has not been recorded since alien fish species of Tilapia and Haplochromis were introduced to the lake. Despite regular surveys L. micronarbis has not been seen for over fifty years and has thus been classed as extinct. However, it may be that the original holotype represents a hybrid rather than a valid species and so the taxonomic status of the species is doubtful.[1]
References
- ^ a b FishBase team RMCA; Geelhand, D. (2016). "Barbus microbarbis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T61247A47242030. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T61247A47242030.en.
Further reading
- Banister, Keith Edward (1973). "A revision of the large Barbus (Pisces, Cyprinidae) of east and central Africa. Studies on African Cyprinidae. Part II". Bulletin of the British Museum (Natural History). Zoology. 26 (1): 87–89, 139. doi:10.5962/bhl.part.204.
- De Vos, Luc; Snoeks, Jos; van den Audenaerde, Dirk Thys (1990). "The effects of Tilapia introductions in Lake Luhondo, Rwanda". Environmental Biology of Fishes. 27 (4): 303–308. doi:10.1007/BF00002748. S2CID 12049665.