| Somalian blind barb | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Cypriniformes |
| Family: | Cyprinidae |
| Genus: | Barbopsis di Caporiacco, 1926 |
| Species: | B. devecchii
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| Binomial name | |
| Barbopsis devecchii di Caporiacco, 1926
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| Synonyms1 | |
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The Somalian blind barb (Barbopsis devecchii) is a ray-finned fish species in the family Cyprinidae. It is the only member of the genus Barbopsis. This troglobitic fish is found only in Somalia.1
There are two other cavefish species in Somalia: the cyprinid Phreatichthys andruzzii and the catfish Uegitglanis zammaranoi.2
References
References
- Getahun, A. (2010). "Barbopsis devecchii". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2010 e.T182217A7833713. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2010-3.RLTS.T182217A7833713.en. Retrieved 14 February 2024.
- Romero, A., editor (2001). The Biology of Hypogean Fishes. Developments in Environmental Biology of Fishes. ISBN 978-1402000768