| Messinobarbus | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Cypriniformes |
| Family: | Cyprinidae |
| Genus: | Messinobarbus Bianco, 1998 |
| Type species | |
| Barbus bocagei | |
Messinobarbus is a doubtful genus of the subfamily Barbinae within Cyprinidae.
It was erected by Pier Giorgio Bianco, who also described M. carottae in the same paper in 1998.1
Synonyms
- Messinobarbus albanicus, synonym of Luciobarbus albanicus
- Messinobarbus bocagei, synonym of Luciobarbus bocagei
- Messinobarbus carottae, synonym of Barbus carottae
- Messinobarbus comizo, synonym of Luciobarbus comizo
- Messinobarbus graellsii, synonym of Luciobarbus graellsii
- Messinobarbus guiraonis, synonym of Luciobarbus guiraonis
- Messinobarbus haasi, synonym of Barbus haasi
- Messinobarbus microcephalus, synonym of Luciobarbus microcephalus
- Messinobarbus sclateri, synonym of Luciobarbus sclateri
References
References
- Bianco, P.G. (1998). "Diversity of Barbinae fishes in southern Europe with description of a new genus and a new species (Cyprinidae)". Italian Journal of Zoology. 65 (1): 125–136. doi:10.1080/11250009809386804.