Clypeobarbus (subgenus of Barbus) Fowler [H. W.] 1936:272 Masc. Barbus kemoensis Fowler 1936. Type by original designation. •Synonym of Barbus Cuvier & Cloquet 1816 -- (Lévêque & Daget 1984:218 [ref. 6186]). •Valid as Clypeobarbus Fowler 1936 -- (Conway & Stiassny 2008:260, 262 [ref. 29761], Yang et al. 2015:99 [ref. 33694] in Cyprininae, tribe Smiliogastrini, Stiassny & Sakharova 2016:1397 [ref. 34176], Hayes & Armbruster 2017:351 [ref. 35417]). Current status: Valid as Clypeobarbus Fowler 1936. Cyprinidae: Smiliogastrinae.