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Species in the genus Labeobarbus: [ 267 ] records

abyssinica, Dillonia Heckel [J. J.] 1847:329 [Reisen in Europa, Asien und Africa v. 2 (pt 3); ref. 2068] Unneeded new name for Chondrostoma dillonii Valenciennes 1844. •Synonym of Varicorhinus beso Rüppell 1835 -- (Lévêque & Daget 1984:337 [ref. 6186]). •Synonym of Labeobarbus beso (Rüppell 1835) -- (Vreven et al. 2016:56 [ref. 34168]). Current status: Synonym of Labeobarbus beso (Rüppell 1835). Cyprinidae: Torinae. Habitat: freshwater.

acuticeps, Barbus Matthes [H.] 1959:62 [Folia Scientifica Africae Centralis v. 5 (no. 3); ref. 11929] River Nyawarongo, Rwanda (±2°26'S, 30°21'E). Holotype: MRAC 130313. Paratypes: MRAC 130310 (1), 130311-12 (2), 130314 (1). •Valid as Barbus acuticeps Matthes 1959 -- (Lévêque & Daget 1984:220 [ref. 6186], De Vos & Thys van den Audenaerde 1990:15 [ref. 17656]). •Valid as Labeobarbus acuticeps (Matthes 1959) -- (Banyankimbona et al. 2012:276 [ref. 34113], Vreven et al. 2016:53 [ref. 34168]). Current status: Valid as Labeobarbus acuticeps (Matthes 1959). Cyprinidae: Torinae. Distribution: East Africa: Rwanda and Burundi. Habitat: freshwater.

acutirostris, Barbus brunellii Bini [G.] 1940:174, Pl. 10 [Missione di Studio al Lago Tana, Roma v. 3; ref. 13041] Debre Mariam (locality 1), Lake Tana, Ethiopia (11°38'N, 37°24'E). Neotype: RMNH 32870. Subspecific name spelled acutirostis on Pl. 10; also says "n. sp." after trinominal on Pl. 10 and "sp. nova." on p. 174. Original 8 syntypes lost, neotype designated by Nagelkerke & Sibbing 1997:130 [ref. 23829]. Name appears first on p. 161. •Synonym of Barbus intermedius Rüppell 1835 -- (Lévêque & Daget 1984:254 [ref. 6186]). •Synonym of Barbus brunellii Bini 1940, but a valid subspecies acutirostris Bini 1940 -- (Mina et al. 1996:387 [ref. 38254]). •Valid as Barbus acutirostris Bini 1940 -- (Nagelkerke & Sibbing 1997:130 [ref. 23829], Nagelkerke & Sibbing 1998:5 [ref. 23807], Nagelkerke & Sibbing 2000:205 [ref. 24546], de Graaf et al. 2000:7 [ref. 25061]). •Valid as Labeobarbus acutirostris (Bini 1940) -- (de Graaf et al. 2010:340 [ref. 34085], Nagelkerke et al. 2015:1198 [ref. 34084], Vreven et al. 2016:54 [ref. 34168], Beshera et al. 2016:377 [ref. 34343], Beshera et al. 2023:190 [ref. 40418]). Current status: Valid as Labeobarbus acutirostris (Bini 1940). Cyprinidae: Torinae. Distribution: East Africa: Lake Tana (Ethiopia). Habitat: freshwater.

aeneus, Cyprinus Burchell [W. J.] 1822:280, Fig. on p. 285 [Travels in the interior of southern Africa. 2 vols.; ref. 17293] Zak River, South Africa (±29°39'S, 21°11'E). No types known. •Valid as Barbus aeneus (Burchell 1822) -- (Lévêque & Daget 1984:220 [ref. 6186], Skelton 1993:168 [ref. 24071]). •Valid as Labeobarbus aeneus (Burchell 1822) -- (Skelton 2001:168 [ref. 27406], Tsigenopoulos et al. 2010:852 [ref. 34067], Marshall 2011:102 [ref. 31755], Vreven et al. 2016:54 [ref. 34168], Beshera et al. 2016:377 [ref. 34343]). Current status: Valid as Labeobarbus aeneus (Burchell 1822). Cyprinidae: Torinae. Distribution: Southern Africa. Habitat: freshwater.

affinis, Barbus Rüppell [W. P. E. S.] 1835:8, Pl. 1 (fig. 3) [Museum Senckenbergianum: Abhandlungen aus dem Gebiete der beschreibenden Naturgeschichte, von Mitgliedern der Senckenbergischen Naturforschenden Gesellschaft in Frankfurt am Main v. 2 (no. 1); ref. 3845] Lake Tana, Ethiopia. Holotype: SMF 6786 (dry). •Synonym of Barbus intermedius Rüppell 1835 -- (Lévêque & Daget 1984:251 [ref. 6186]). •Synonym of Labeobarbus intermedius (Rüppell 1835) -- (Vreven et al. 2016:60 [ref. 34168]). Current status: Synonym of Labeobarbus intermedius (Rüppell 1835). Cyprinidae: Torinae. Habitat: freshwater.

ahlselli, Barbus Lönnberg [E.] 1911:39, Fig. 5 [Kongliga Vetenskaps-Academiens Handlingar, Stockholm v. 47 (no. 6); ref. 14793] Luazomela River, a tributary to Guaso Nyiri from the south, Kenya. Syntypes: NRM 9238 (2). •Synonym of Barbus oxyrhynchus Pfeffer 1889 -- (Lévêque & Daget 1984:276 [ref. 6186], Seegers et al. 2003:32 [ref. 28087]). •Synonym of Labeobarbus oxyrhynchus (Pfeffer 1889) -- (Vreven et al. 2016:65 [ref. 34168]). Current status: Synonym of Labeobarbus oxyrhynchus (Pfeffer 1889). Cyprinidae: Torinae. Habitat: freshwater.

alluaudi, Barbus Pellegrin [J.] 1909:157 [Bulletin de la Société Zoologique de France v. 34 (no. 7/8); ref. 14409] Wimi River, Ruwenzori, lower zone, eastern Africa (±0°23'N, 29°54'E). Syntypes: MNHN 1909-0586 and 0587 (2). Type catalog: Bertin & Estève 1948:32 [ref. 19574]. •Possible hybrid Barbus somereni x Varicorhinus ruwenzorii -- (Banister 1973:9 [ref. 7554]). •Valid as Barbus alluaudi Pellegrin 1909 -- (Lévêque & Daget 1984:222 [ref. 6186]). •Valid as Labeobarbus alluaudi (Pellegrin 1909) -- (Akoth et al. 2023:9 [ref. 40069]). •Possible hybrid of Labeobarbus somereni x Labeobarbus ruwenzorii -- (Vreven et al. 2016:71 [ref. 34168] as Labeobarbus ruwenzori). Hybrid. Cyprinidae: Torinae. Distribution: East Africa.

altianalis, Barbus Boulenger [G. A.] 1900:479 [Annals and Magazine of Natural History (Series 7) v. 6 (no. 35); ref. 14721] Lake Kivu, northeast of Lake Tanganyika (±2°0'S, 29°10'E). Lectotype: BMNH 1906.9.6.13. Paralectotypes: BMNH 1906.9.6.14 (1) Lake Kivu, 1906.9.6.15 (1) Rusisi River. Lectotype selected by Banister 1973. •Valid as Barbus altianalis Boulenger 1900 -- (Lévêque & Daget 1984:222 [ref. 6186], De Vos & Thys van den Audenaerde 1990:10 [ref. 17656], Seegers et al. 2003:30 [ref. 28087] as 'Barbus, Seegers 2008:183 [ref. 29830] as 'Barbus'). •Valid as Labeobarbus altianalis (Boulenger 1900) -- (R. Bills, pers. comm. 1/19/2012 on a 2007 technical report, Banyankimbona et al. 2012:276 [ref. 34113], Vreven et al. 2016:55 [ref. 34168], Akoth et al. 2023:8 [ref. 40069]). Current status: Valid as Labeobarbus altianalis (Boulenger 1900). Cyprinidae: Torinae. Distribution: East Africa. Habitat: freshwater.

alticola, Barbus Boulenger [G. A.] 1906:566 [Annals and Magazine of Natural History (Series 7) v. 17 (no. 102) (art. 71); ref. 15648] Alaba River, flowing into Lake Gandjule (Margherita), southern Ethiopia, elevation 6000 feet. Syntypes: BMNH 1908.1.20.184-185 (2), 1937.4.20.67 (1). •Synonym of Barbus intermedius Rüppell 1835 -- (Lévêque & Daget 1984:254 [ref. 6186]). •Synonym of Labeobarbus intermedius (Rüppell 1835) -- (Vreven et al. 2016:60 [ref. 34168]). Current status: Synonym of Labeobarbus intermedius (Rüppell 1835). Cyprinidae: Torinae. Habitat: freshwater.

altidorsalis, Barbus Boulenger [G. A.] 1908:493 [Annals and Magazine of Natural History (Series 8) v. 2 (no. 12); ref. 14307] Kafue River, 250 miles from Victoria Falls, Zambia. Holotype (unique): BMNH 1908.11.6.26 [or 20]. •Valid as Barbus altidorsalis Boulenger 1908 -- (Lévêque & Daget 1984:224 [ref. 6186]). •Synonym of Labeobarbus codringtonii (Boulenger 1908) -- (Vreven et al. 2016:29, 58 [ref. 34168]). •Valid as Enteromius altidorsalis (Boulenger 1908) -- (Hayes & Armbruster 2017:351 [ref. 35417]). Current status: Synonym of Labeobarbus codringtonii (Boulenger 1908). Cyprinidae: Torinae. Distribution: Southern Africa. Habitat: freshwater.

altipinnis, Varicorhinus Banister [K. E.] & Poll [M.] 1973:82, Figs. 1-4 [Revue de Zoologie et de Botanique Africaines v. 87 (no. 1); ref. 7553] Kilwezi, right tributary of Lufira River, Upemba National Park, Democratic Republic of Congo (±09°06'S, 26°46'E), elevation 800 meters. Holotype: MRAC 179729. Paratypes: BMNH 1972.10.2.1 (1); IRSNB 643 (1); MRAC 179730-31 (1, 1) 179732-33 (2), 179734-35 (1, 1); NMBA 3983 (1), 3985 (1), 3988-89 (2). Type catalog: Walschaerts 1987:13 [ref. 20755], Kottelat & Sutter 1988:53 [ref. 13796], Derijst 1991:72 [ref. 21528]. •Valid as Varicorhinus altipinnis Banister & Poll 1973 -- (Lévêque & Daget 1984:336 [ref. 6186], Getahun et al. 2004:159 [ref. 27830]). •Valid as Labeobarbus altipinnis (Banister & Poll 1973) -- (Vreven et al. 2016:55 [ref. 34168]). Current status: Valid as Labeobarbus altipinnis (Banister & Poll 1973). Cyprinidae: Torinae. Distribution: Central Africa. Habitat: freshwater.

ansorgii, Varicorhinus Boulenger [G. A.] 1906:111 [Annals and Magazine of Natural History (Series 7) v. 17 (no. 97) (art. 16); ref. 15647] Junction of the Cambo and Kwango [or Cuango] rivers at Fort Don Carlos, Loanda District, Angola (±7°42'S, 17°17'E). Holotype (unique): BMNH 1904.5.2.161. •Valid as Varicorhinus ansorgii Boulenger 1906 -- (Lévêque & Daget 1984:337 [ref. 6186], Getahun et al. 2004:159 [ref. 27830]). •Valid as Labeobarbus ansorgii (Boulenger 1906) -- (Vreven et al. 2016:55 [ref. 34168], Skelton 2019:233 [ref. 36564]). Current status: Valid as Labeobarbus ansorgii (Boulenger 1906). Cyprinidae: Torinae. Distribution: Southwestern Africa: Cuango River (Angola). Habitat: freshwater.

aspius, Barbus Boulenger [G. A.] 1912:14, Pl. 22 (fig. 1) [Annales du Musée du Congo Belge Sér. C (Zoologie) (Sér. 1) v. 2 (fasc. 3); ref. 581] Lebuzi River at Boma Vonde, Congo (±5°08'S, 12°39'E). Syntypes: BMNH 1912.4.1.354 (1), MRAC 1536 (1). •Valid as Barbus aspius Boulenger 1912 -- (Lévêque & Daget 1984:228 [ref. 6186] with MRAC as holotype). •Valid as Labeobarbus aspius (Boulenger 1912) -- (De Weirdt et al. 2007:515 [ref. 30024], Vreven et al. 2016:55 [ref. 34168], Skelton 2019:227 [ref. 36564]). Current status: Valid as Labeobarbus aspius (Boulenger 1912). Cyprinidae: Torinae. Distribution: Lebuzi River drainage, Chiloango basin, Democratic Republic of Congo and ? Angola. Habitat: freshwater.

athi, Barbus Hubbs [C. L.] 1918:10, Pl. 1 [Field Museum of Natural History, Publications, Zoölogical Series v. 12 (pt 2); ref. 10684] Athi River, Kenya, East Africa. Holotype: FMNH 6108. Paratypes: FMNH 6109-10 (10, 55). Type catalog: Ibarra & Stewart 1987:15 [ref. 12367] with 63 paratypes. •Synonym of Barbus oxyrhynchus Pfeffer 1889 -- (Lévêque & Daget 1984:276 [ref. 6186], Seegers et al. 2003:32 [ref. 28087]). •Synonym of Labeobarbus oxyrhynchus (Pfeffer 1889) -- (Vreven et al. 2016:65 [ref. 34168]). Current status: Synonym of Labeobarbus oxyrhynchus (Pfeffer 1889). Cyprinidae: Torinae. Habitat: freshwater.

aureus, Labeobarbus Cope [E. D.] 1867:406 [Transactions of the American Philosophical Society (New Series) v. 13 (pt 3) (art. 13); ref. 18027] Umvoti, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa, southwestern Indian Ocean. Syntypes: ANSP 7669-70 (2). Type catalog: Böhlke 1984:69 [ref. 13621]. •Synonym of Barbus natalensis Castelnau 1861 -- (Lévêque & Daget 1984:272 [ref. 6186]). •Synonym of Labeobarbus natalensis (Castelnau 1861) -- (Vreven et al. 2016:65 [ref. 34168]). Current status: Synonym of Labeobarbus natalensis (Castelnau 1861). Cyprinidae: Torinae. Habitat: freshwater.

australis, Barbus intermedius Banister [K. E.] 1973:75 [Bulletin of the British Museum (Natural History) Zoology v. 26 (no. 1); ref. 7554] Lake Baringo, Kenya. Holotype: BMNH 1932.6.13.191. Paratypes: (58) 1932.6.13.192-200 (9). •Synonym of Barbus intermedius Rüppell 1835, but a valid subspecies as described -- (Lévêque & Daget 1984:255 [ref. 6186]). •Synonym of Labeobarbus intermedius (Rüppell 1835) -- (Tsigenopoulos et al. 2010:853 [ref. 34067], Beshera et al. 2016:377 [ref. 34343]). Current status: Synonym of Labeobarbus intermedius (Rüppell 1835). Cyprinidae: Torinae. Habitat: freshwater.

axelrodi, Varicorhinus Getahun [A.], Stiassny [M. L. J.] & Teugels [G. G.] 2004:160, Figs. 1 A-B [Cybium v. 28 (no. 2); ref. 27830] Rivière Loukoula, lieudit "Porte du Mayombe", 9 kilometers en aval de Mpounga, Republic of the Congo, 4°20'S-12°26'E. Holotype: MRAC 91-68-P-1132. Paratypes: AMNH 232315 (1), 232907 (3), 233184 (1); CUMV 87041 (1), 88131 (1); MRAC 90-057-P-1297-1300 (4), 90-057-P-1314-1327 (14); 99-55-P-246-247 (2), 99-55-P-249 (1), 99-90-P-459-460 (2). Spelled alexrodi in Zoological Record, 2004:881. •Valid as Varicorhinus axelrodi Getahun, Stiassny & Teugels 2004 -- (De Weirdt et al. 2007:543 [ref. 30024]). •Valid as Labeobarbus axelrodi (Getahun, Stiassny & Teugels 2004) -- (Vreven et al. 2016:55 [ref. 34168], Fermon et al. 2022:136 [ref. 39448]). Current status: Valid as Labeobarbus axelrodi (Getahun, Stiassny & Teugels 2004). Cyprinidae: Torinae. Distribution: Western-central Africa: lower and central Kouilou (Republic of the Congo); Gabon. Habitat: freshwater.

babaulti, Barbus (Capoeta) Pellegrin [J.] 1927:387 [Bulletin de la Société Zoologique de France v. 51 (no. 5) [for 1926]; ref. 15937] Nairobi, Kenya. Holotype (unique): MNHN 1926-0285. Type catalog: Bertin & Estève 1948:45 [ref. 19574]. •Synonym of Barbus oxyrhynchus Pfeffer 1889 -- (Lévêque & Daget 1984:276 [ref. 6186], Seegers et al. 2003:32 [ref. 28087]). •Synonym of Labeobarbus oxyrhynchus (Pfeffer 1889) -- (Vreven et al. 2016:65 [ref. 34168]). Current status: Synonym of Labeobarbus oxyrhynchus (Pfeffer 1889). Cyprinidae: Torinae. Habitat: freshwater.

babaulti, Varicorhinus Pellegrin [J.] 1932:958 [Bulletin du Muséum National d'Histoire Naturelle (Série 2) v. 4 (no. 8); ref. 16514] River near Bukavu, Kivu region, Democratic Republic of Congo. Holotype (unique): MNHN 1932-0181. Type catalog: Bertin & Estève 1948:46 [ref. 19574]. •Synonym of Varicorhinus pellegrini Bertin & Estève 1948 -- (Lévêque & Daget 1984:339 [ref. 6186]). •Preoccupied by Barbus (Capoeta) babaulti (Pelegrin 1926), replaced by Labeobarbus pellegrini (Bertin & Estève 1948) -- (Vreven et al. 2016:56 [ref. 34168]). Current status: Synonym of Labeobarbus pellegrini (Bertin & Estève 1948). Cyprinidae: Torinae. Distribution: Democratic Republic of Congo. Habitat: freshwater.

barryi, Barbus Daget [J.] 1962:79, Fig. 17 [Mémoires de l'Institut français d'Afrique Noire No. 65; ref. 5866] Konkouré, at bridge on road Kindia-Télimélé, Guinea. Syntypes: MNHN 1959-0529 (7). •Valid as Barbus barryi Daget 1962 -- (Lévêque & Daget 1984:229 [ref. 6186]). •Synonym of Barbus wurtzi Pellegrin 1908 -- (Lévêque et al. 1989:118 [ref. 26480], Lévêque in Lévêque et al. 1990:305 [ref. 21589]). •Synonym of Labeobarbus wurtzi (Pellegrin 1908) -- (Vreven et al. 2016:71 [ref. 34168]). Current status: Synonym of Labeobarbus wurtzi (Pellegrin 1908). Cyprinidae: Torinae. Habitat: freshwater.

batesii, Barbus Boulenger [G. A.] 1903:25, Pl. 3 (fig. 2) [Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 1903, v. 1 (pt 1) (art. 3); ref. 570] Kribi River, southern Cameroon (ca. 2°56'N, 9°54'E). Holotype (unique): BMNH 1902.11.12.128. Non-types: BMNH 1904.2.29.32-36. •Valid as Barbus batesii Boulenger 1903 -- (Lévêque & Daget 1984:230 [ref. 6186] with paratypes, but apparently based on a single individual originally). •Valid as Labeobarbus batesii (Boulenger 1903) -- (De Weirdt et al. 2007:521 [ref. 30024], Vreven et al. 2016:56 [ref. 34168], Skelton 2019:227 [ref. 36564], Fermon et al. 2022:136 [ref. 39448]). Current status: Valid as Labeobarbus batesii (Boulenger 1903). Cyprinidae: Torinae. Distribution: Western-central Africa. Habitat: freshwater.

bayoni, Barbus Boulenger [G. A.] 1911:77 [14] [Annali del Museo Civico di Storia Naturale di Genova (Serie 3). v. 5 (no. 45); ref. 580] Jinja, Ripon Falls and Kakindu, Victoria Nile, Uganda. Syntypes: BMNH 1911.3.3.5 (1) Kakindu; MSNG 17329 [or 17349] (1), 17347 (1). Type catalog: Tortonese 1961:184-185 [ref. 10343]. On p. 14 of separate. •Synonym of Barbus altianalis Boulenger 1900 -- (Lévêque & Daget 1984:223 [ref. 6186], De Vos & Thys van den Audenaerde 1990 [ref. 17656], Seegers et al. 2003:30 [ref. 28087]). •Synonym of Labeobarbus altianalis (Boulenger 1900) -- (Vreven et al. 2016:55 [ref. 34168]). Current status: Synonym of Labeobarbus altianalis (Boulenger 1900). Cyprinidae: Torinae. Habitat: freshwater.

beso, Varicorhinus Rüppell [W. P. E. S.] 1835:21, Pl. 3 (fig. 2) [Museum Senckenbergianum: Abhandlungen aus dem Gebiete der beschreibenden Naturgeschichte, von Mitgliedern der Senckenbergischen Naturforschenden Gesellschaft in Frankfurt am Main v. 2 (no. 1); ref. 3845] Bahardar, Lake Tsana, Ethiopia (±11°37'N, 37°24'E). Neotype: BMNH 1902.12.13.365. Original type in SMF lost, see Vreven et al. 2016:29 [ref. 34168]. Neotype designated by Vreven et al. 2016:29 [ref. 34168]. •Valid as Varicorhinus beso Rüppell 1835 -- (Lévêque & Daget 1984:337 [ref. 6186], Getahun et al. 2004:159 [ref. 27830], Levin et al. 2015:403 [ref. 34851]). •Valid as Labeobarbus beso (Rüppell 1835) -- (Vreven et al. 2016:29 [ref. 34168], Beshera et al. 2016:377 [ref. 34343], Borkenhagen 2017:293 [ref. 35158]). Current status: Valid as Labeobarbus beso (Rüppell 1835). Cyprinidae: Torinae. Distribution: Lake Tana, Blue Nile, Awash and Atbara river systems, Ethiopia. Habitat: freshwater.

bingeri, Capoeta Pellegrin [J.] 1905:292 [Bulletin du Muséum National d'Histoire Naturelle (Série 1) v. 11 (no. 5); ref. 15373] Bourka [Burka, effluent of Lake Ganjule] River, eastern Ethiopia [circa 5°50'N, 37°40'E]. Holotype (unique): MNHN 1905-0252. Type catalog: Bertin & Estève 1948:44 [ref. 19574]. •Synonym of Barbus intermedius Rüppell 1835 -- (Lévêque & Daget 1984:253 [ref. 6186]). •Synonym of Labeobarbus intermedius (Rüppell 1835) -- (Vreven et al. 2016:60 [ref. 34168]). Current status: Synonym of Labeobarbus intermedius (Rüppell 1835). Cyprinidae: Torinae. Habitat: freshwater.

bottegi, Barbus Boulenger [G. A.] 1906:563 [Annals and Magazine of Natural History (Series 7) v. 17 (no. 102) (art. 71); ref. 15648] Southern Ethiopia., elevation 2000-2800 feet. Syntypes: BMNH 1908.1.20.107-108 (2) Omo River at Kullo, 1908.1.20.109 (1) Gibe River, 1937.4.20.66 (1) Omo River at Kullo •Synonym of Barbus intermedius Rüppell 1835 -- (Lévêque & Daget 1984:253 [ref. 6186]). •Synonym of Labeobarbus intermedius (Rüppell 1835) -- (Vreven et al. 2016:60 [ref. 34168]). Current status: Synonym of Labeobarbus intermedius (Rüppell 1835). Cyprinidae: Torinae. Habitat: freshwater.

boulengeri, Labeobarbus Vreven [E. J.], Musschoot [T.], Snoeks [J.] & Schliewen [U. K.] 2016:30 [Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society v. 177 (no. 2); ref. 34168] Lucala, above the falls on the Lucala River, Angola. Replacement name for Varicorhinus latirostris Boulenger 1910, preoccupied by Labeobarbus latirostris (Keilhack 1908). We use the initials E. J. for the first author. •Valid as Labeobarbus boulengeri Vreven, Musschoot, Snoeks & Schliewen 2016 -- (Skelton 2019:229, 233 [ref. 36564]). Replacement Name. Current status: Valid as Labeobarbus boulengeri Vreven, Musschoot, Snoeks & Schliewen 2016. Cyprinidae: Torinae. Distribution: Southwestern Africa: Lucala River system and lower Congo River, Angola. Habitat: freshwater.

bowkeri, Barbus Boulenger [G. A.] 1902:288 [Annals and Magazine of Natural History (Series 7) v. 9 (no. 52) (art. 48); ref. 18305] Durban, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa. Syntypes: BMNH 1862.8.28.3-8 (? now 5), 1874.3.5.1-2 (2), 1894.7.10.4 (1). •Synonym of Barbus natalensis Castelnau 1861 -- (Lévêque & Daget 1984:272 [ref. 6186]). •Synonym of Labeobarbus natalensis (Castelnau 1861) -- (Vreven et al. 2016:65 [ref. 34168]). Current status: Synonym of Labeobarbus natalensis (Castelnau 1861). Cyprinidae: Torinae. Habitat: freshwater.

brauni, Varicorhinus Pellegrin [J.] 1935:401 [Revue de Zoologie et de Botanique Africaines v. 26 (no. 4); ref. 15669] Kanséhété River, tributary to Luhoho, Kivu region, Democratic Republic of Congo (±2°05'S, 28°30'E). Syntypes: MNHN 1935-0066 (1); MRAC 42933 (1). Type catalog: Bertin & Estève 1948:46 [ref. 19574]. •Valid as Varicorhinus brauni Pellegrin 1935 -- (Lévêque & Daget 1984:337 [ref. 6186], Getahun et al. 2004:159 [ref. 27830]). •Valid as Labeobarbus brauni (Pellegrin 1935) -- (Vreven et al. 2016:56 [ref. 34168], Kiselkewa et al. 2020:[8] 707 [ref. 38315]). Current status: Valid as Labeobarbus brauni (Pellegrin 1935). Cyprinidae: Torinae. Distribution: Central Africa: Luhoho River system (Democratic Republic of Congo). Habitat: freshwater.

bredoi, Varicorhinus Poll [M.] 1948:9, Figs. 1-2 [Bulletin du Musée Royal d'Histoire Naturelle de Belgique v. 24 (no. 21); ref. 13069] Mwena River, affluent of the Lufira River, Democratic Republic of Congo. Holotype: IRSNB 76. Paratypes: IRSNB 77 (2). Type catalog: Walschaerts 1987:13 [ref. 20755], Derijst 1991:72 [ref. 21528]. •Synonym of Barbus trachypterus Boulenger 1915 -- (Lévêque & Daget 1984:292 [ref. 6186]). •Synonym of Labeobarbus trachypterus (Boulenger 1915) based on placement of trachypterus. Current status: Synonym of Labeobarbus trachypterus (Boulenger 1915). Cyprinidae: Torinae. Habitat: freshwater.

brevibarbis, Barbus Boulenger [G. A.] 1902:431 [Annals and Magazine of Natural History (Series 7) v. 10 (no. 60) (art. 59); ref. 14852] Zegi and Bahardar, Lake Tsana, Ethiopia. Syntypes: BMNH 1902.12.13.295 (1) Zegi, 1902.12.13.296-298 (3) Bahardar; MRAC 160971-72 (2). •Synonym of Barbus intermedius Rüppell 1835 -- (Lévêque & Daget 1984:252 [ref. 6186]). •Synonym of Labeobarbus intermedius (Rüppell 1835) -- (Vreven et al. 2016:60 [ref. 34168]). Current status: Synonym of Labeobarbus intermedius (Rüppell 1835). Cyprinidae: Torinae. Habitat: freshwater.

brevicauda, Barbus intermedius var. Keilhack [L.] 1908:167 [Sitzungsberichte der Gesellschaft Naturforschender Freunde zu Berlin 1908 (no. 7); ref. 14324] Lake Malawi [Lake Nyasa]. Holotype (unique): ZMB 18167. Also appeared as new in Keilhack 1910:108, Pl. 1, fig. 7 [ref. 32109]. •Synonym of Barbus eurystomus Keilhack 1908 -- (Lévêque & Daget 1984:243 [ref. 6186]). •Valid as Labeobarbus brevicauda (Keilhack 1908) -- (Snoeks 2004:21 [ref. 28111], Tweddle & Skelton 2008:32 [ref. 29605]). •Synonym of Labeobarbus latirostris (Keilhack 1908) -- (Vreven et al. 2016:30, 61 [ref. 34168]). Current status: Synonym of Labeobarbus latirostris (Keilhack 1908). Cyprinidae: Torinae. Distribution: Lake Malawi, eastern Africa [if valid]. Habitat: freshwater.

brevicephalus, Barbus Nagelkerke [L. A. J.] & Sibbing [F. A.] 1997:131, Fig. 5.5 [A revision of the large barbs; ref. 23829] Yigashu (locality 10), Lake Tana, Ethiopia (11°40'N, 37°25'E). Holotype: RMNH 32880. Paratypes: RMNH 32881-89 (9, five localities). •Valid as Barbus brevicephalus Nagelkerke & Sibbing 1997 -- (Nagelkerke & Sibbing 1998:5 [ref. 23807], Nagelkerke & Sibbing 2000:191 [ref. 24546]). •Valid as Labeobarbus brevicephalus (Nagelkerke & Sibbing 1997) -- (de Graaf et al. 2010:340 [ref. 34085], Nagelkerke et al. 2015:1198 [ref. 34084], Vreven et al. 2016:56 [ref. 34168], Beshera et al. 2016:377 [ref. 34343], Beshera et al. 2023:190 [ref. 40418]). Current status: Valid as Labeobarbus brevicephalus (Nagelkerke & Sibbing 1997). Cyprinidae: Torinae. Distribution: East Africa: Lake Tana and tributaries (Ethiopia). Habitat: freshwater.

brevispinis, Barbus ruspolii Holly [M.] 1927:141, Fig. 8 [Sitzungsberichte, Akademie der Wissenschaften in Wien, Mathematisch-Naturwissenschaftliche Klasse v. 136 (Abt. 1) (nos 3-4); ref. 2188] Lokunje River, Lolo, Sanaga, Cameroon [3°14'03"N 10°43'38"E]. Syntypes: NMW 7315-16 (1, 1). Type catalog: Bogutskaya et al. 2022:33 [ref. 39277]. •Valid as Barbus brevispinis Holly 1927 -- (Lévêque & Daget 1984:232 [ref. 6186]). •Valid as Labeobarbus brevispinis (Holly 1927) -- (De Weirdt et al. 2007:521 [ref. 30024], Vreven et al. 2016:56 [ref. 34168]). Current status: Valid as Labeobarbus brevispinis (Holly 1927). Cyprinidae: Torinae. Distribution: West-central Africa: Cameroon. Habitat: freshwater.

brucii, Barbus Boulenger [G. A.] 1907:309, Pl. 18 (fig. 1) [Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 1907 (pt 2) (art. 1); ref. 15132] Groot Olifant River, Transvaal [now Gauteng], South Africa. Holotype (unique): BMNH 1907.3.15.34. •Synonym of Barbus marequensis Smith 1841 -- (Lévêque & Daget 1984:265 [ref. 6186]). •Synonym of Labeobarbus marequensis (Smith 1841) -- (Vreven et al. 2016:63 [ref. 34168]). Current status: Synonym of Labeobarbus marequensis (Smith 1841). Cyprinidae: Torinae. Habitat: freshwater.

brucii, Varicorhinus Boulenger [G. A.] 1907:310, Pl. 19 [Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 1907 (pt 2) (art. 1); ref. 15132] Klein Olifant River, Transvaal [now Gauteng], South Africa. Holotype (unique): BMNH 1907.3.15.37. •Synonym of Barbus marequensis Smith 1841 -- (Lévêque & Daget 1984:265 [ref. 6186]). •Synonym of Labeobarbus marequensis (Smith 1841) -- (Vreven et al. 2016:63 [ref. 34168]). Current status: Synonym of Labeobarbus marequensis (Smith 1841). Cyprinidae: Torinae. Habitat: freshwater.

brunellii, Barbus Bini [G.] 1940:173, Pl. 10 [Missione di Studio al Lago Tana, Roma v. 3; ref. 13041] Lake Tana, Ethiopia. Syntypes: (8) lost. Name appears first on p. 161. •Synonym of Barbus intermedius Rüppell 1835 -- (Lévêque & Daget 1984:254 [ref. 6186] as a species). •Not collected -- (Nagelkerke & Sibbing 1997:146 [ref. 23829]). •Synonym of Labeobarbus intermedius (Rüppell 1835) -- (Vreven et al. 2016:60 [ref. 34168]). Current status: Synonym of Labeobarbus intermedius (Rüppell 1835). Cyprinidae: Torinae. Habitat: freshwater.

bynni, Cyprinus Fabricius [J. C.] in Niebuhr (ex Forsskål) 1775:71, xiii [Descriptiones animalium (Forsskål); ref. 1351] Nile River, Egypt (±24°05'N, 32°53'E). Neotype: BMNH 1907.12.2.1230. Authorship according to Fricke 2008:17 [ref. 30182]. Spelled binny by Lacepède 1803:530 [ref. 4930] and Geoffroy St. Hilaire 1827:282 [ref. 4185]. Neotype designated by Banister 1973:27 [ref. 7554]. •Valid as Barbus bynni (Forsskål 1775) -- (Lévêque & Daget 1984:233 [ref. 6186], Lévêque in Lévêque et al. 1990:301 [ref. 21589], Lévèque et al. 1991:140 [ref. 31367], Dankwa et al. 1999:26 [ref. 28023], Seegers et al. 2003:31 [ref. 28087] as 'Barbus'). •Valid as Barbus bynni (Fabricius 1775) -- (Fricke 2008:17 [ref. 30182]). •Valid as Labeobarbus bynni (Forsskål 1775) -- (Tsigenopoulos et al. 2010:852 [ref. 34067], Vreven et al. 2016:56 [ref. 34168], Beshera et al. 2016:377 [ref. 34343] as a subspecies bynni, Neumann et al. 2016:304 [ref. 35036], Akoth et al. 2023:8 [ref. 40069]). •Valid as Labeobarbus bynni (Fabricius 1775). Current status: Valid as Labeobarbus bynni (Fabricius 1775). Cyprinidae: Torinae. Distribution: Northeastern Africa. Habitat: freshwater.

callewaerti, Barbus Nichols [J. T.] & LaMonte [F. R.] 1933:3, Fig. 2 [American Museum Novitates No. 656; ref. 3187] Luluabourg [Kananga], Kasai Province, Democratic Republic of Congo. Holotype (unique): AMNH 12339. •Synonym of Varicorhinus macrolepidotus Pellegrin 1928 -- (Lévêque & Daget 1984:339 [ref. 6186]). •Synonym of Labeobarbus macrolepidotus (Pellegrin 1928) -- (Vreven et al. 2016:63 [ref. 34168]). Current status: Synonym of Labeobarbus macrolepidotus (Pellegrin 1928). Cyprinidae: Torinae. Habitat: freshwater.

cardozoi, Barbus Boulenger [G. A.] 1912:12, Pl. 20 [Annales du Musée du Congo Belge Sér. C (Zoologie) (Sér. 1) v. 2 (fasc. 3); ref. 581] Loango at N'Kutu, Luali at Buco Zau, and Lebuzi at Boma Vonde, Congo (±4°57'S, 12°35'E). Syntypes: ANSP 38550-52 (3) Lebuzi R., Boma Vonde; BMNH 1912.4.1.343-348 (6) Lebuzi R., 1912.4.1.349-352 (4) Buco Zau, 1912.4.1.353 (1) N'Kutu; MRAC 1528-29 (2), 1530-32 (3); ZMB 18810 (1) Boma Vonde. Type catalog: Böhlke 1984:71 [ref. 13621]. •Valid as Barbus cardozoi Boulenger 1912 -- (Lévêque & Daget 1984:238 [ref. 6186]). •Valid as Labeobarbus cardozoi (Boulenger 1912) -- (De Weirdt et al. 2007:527 [ref. 30024], Vreven et al. 2016:57 [ref. 34168], Skelton 2019:227 [ref. 36564], Walsh et al. 2022:[4] [ref. 39281]). Current status: Valid as Labeobarbus cardozoi (Boulenger 1912). Cyprinidae: Torinae. Distribution: Western and central Africa. Habitat: freshwater.

caudovittatus, Barbus Boulenger [G. A.] 1902:32, Pl. 9 (fig. 2) [Annales du Musee du Congo (Ser. Zoologie) v. 2 (fasc. 2); ref. 562] Ubangi River at Banzyville, Democratic Republic of Congo, about 4°18'N, 21°11'E. Syntypes: BMNH 1901.12.26.26 (1), MRAC 1168 (1). •Valid as Barbus caudovittatus Boulenger 1902 -- (Lévêque & Daget 1984:238 [ref. 6186] wrongly with a holotype, De Vos & Thys van den Audenaerde 1990:22 [ref. 17656], De Vos et al. 2001:131 [ref. 26059] as 'Barbus'). •Valid as Labeobarbus caudovittatus (Boulenger 1902) -- (De Weirdt et al. 2007:525 [ref. 30024], Kullander & Roberts 2012:360, 368 [ref. 31751], Banyankimbona et al. 2012:276 [ref. 34113], Vreven et al. 2016:57 [ref. 34168], Beshera et al. 2016:377 [ref. 34343], Borkenhagen 2017:293 [ref. 35158], Skelton 2019:232 [ref. 36564], Kiselkewa et al. 2020:[8] 707 [ref. 38315], Munene et al. 2021:22 [ref. 39283], Fermon et al. 2022:136 [ref. 39448], Decru et al. 2022:19 [ref. 39816]). Current status: Valid as Labeobarbus caudovittatus (Boulenger 1902). Cyprinidae: Torinae. Distribution: Western and central Africa: Gabon south to Angola, east to Tanzania. Habitat: freshwater.

chapini, Varicorhinus Nichols [J. T.] & LaMonte [F. R.] 1950:175 [Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington v. 63; ref. 12906] Albertville [Kalemie], Democratic Republic of Congo, Lake Tanganyika. Holotype (unique): AMNH 18785. •Synonym of Barbus tropidolepis Boulenger 1900 -- (Lévêque & Daget 1984:294 [ref. 6186]). •Synonym of Enteromius tropidolepis (Boulenger 1900) based on placement of tropidolepis. •Synonym of Labeobarbus tropidolepis (Boulenger 1900) -- (Vreven et al. 2016:70 [ref. 34168]). Current status: Synonym of Labeobarbus tropidolepis (Boulenger 1900). Cyprinidae: Torinae. Habitat: freshwater.

chilotes, Barbus Boulenger [G. A.] 1908:494 [Annals and Magazine of Natural History (Series 8) v. 2 (no. 12); ref. 14307] Maramba River, tributary to Zambezi, 2 miles above Victoria Falls. Syntypes: BMNH 1908.11.6.24-25 (2). •Synonym of Barbus codringtonii Boulenger 1908 -- (Lévêque & Daget 1984:240 [ref. 6186] as codringtoni). •Synonym of Labeobarbus codringtonii (Boulenger 1908) -- (Vreven et al. 2016:58 [ref. 34168]). Current status: Synonym of Labeobarbus codringtonii (Boulenger 1908). Cyprinidae: Torinae. Habitat: freshwater.

clarkeae, Varicorhinus Banister [K. E.] 1984:277, Fig. 7 [Bulletin of the British Museum (Natural History) Zoology v. 47 (no. 5); ref. 5282] Cunje River, affluent of the Cuanza, Ceilunga, Angola (~12°0'0"S, 17°40'0"E). Holotype: MRAC 164456. Paratypes: MRAC 164457 (1). •Valid as Varicorhinus clarkeae Banister 1984. •Valid as Labeobarbus clarkeae (Banister 1984) -- (Vreven et al. 2016:57 [ref. 34168]). Current status: Valid as Labeobarbus clarkeae (Banister 1984). Cyprinidae: Torinae. Distribution: Angola. Habitat: freshwater.

claudinae, Barbus De Vos [L. D. G.] & Thys van den Audenaerde [D. F. E.] 1990:5, Fig. 3 [Cybium v. 14 (no. 1); ref. 17656] Satinsyi, near Ngororero, Rwanda, Africa, 1°51'S, 29°38'E. Holotype: MRAC 86-01-P-501. Paratypes: MRAC 85-44-P-141-144 (4), 85-44-P-269 (1), 85-44-P-281-289 (9), 86-01-P-502-508 (7), 86-09-P-444-451 (8), 87-11-P-1366-372 (7), 87-11-P-1373-384 (12), 91755-56 (2), 92214 (1), 130310 (1). Other material: MRAC 81-47-P-495 (1). •Valid as Labeobarbus claudinae (De Vos & Thys van den Audenaerde 1990) -- (Banyankimbona et al. 2012:276 [ref. 34113], Vreven et al. 2016:57 [ref. 34168]). Current status: Valid as Labeobarbus claudinae (De Vos & Thys van den Audenaerde 1990). Cyprinidae: Torinae. Distribution: Eastern Africa. Habitat: freshwater.

codringtonii, Barbus Boulenger [G. A.] 1908:492 [Annals and Magazine of Natural History (Series 8) v. 2 (no. 12); ref. 14307] Zambesi River above Victoria Falls, Zambia (±17°55'S, 25°51'E). Holotype (unique): BMNH 1908.11.6.23. •Valid as Barbus codringtonii Boulenger 1908 -- (Lévêque & Daget 1984:240 [ref. 6186] as codringtoni, Skelton 1993:173 [ref. 24071]). •Valid as Labeobarbus codringtonii (Boulenger 1908) -- (Skelton 2001:173 [ref. 27406], Marshall 2011:106 [ref. 31755], Vreven et al. 2016:57 [ref. 34168], Bruton et al. 2018:41 [ref. 36373], Skelton 2019:232 [ref. 36564]). Current status: Valid as Labeobarbus codringtonii (Boulenger 1908). Cyprinidae: Torinae. Distribution: Southern Africa. Habitat: freshwater.

compiniei, Barynotus Sauvage [H.-E.] 1879:102 [13] [Bulletin de la Société philomathique de Paris (7th Série) v. 3; ref. 3881] Ogowe, French Congo (±0°49'S, 9°0'E). Holotype (unique): MNHN A-2845 (dry). Type catalog: Bertin & Estève 1948:13 [ref. 19574]. On p. 13 of separate. •Valid as Barbus compiniei (Sauvage 1879) -- (Lévêque & Daget 1984:241 [ref. 6186] as compinei). •Valid as Labeobarbus compiniei (Sauvage 1879) -- (De Weirdt et al. 2007:529 [ref. 30024], Vreven et al. 2016:58 [ref. 34168], Fermon et al. 2022:136 [ref. 39448]). Current status: Valid as Labeobarbus compiniei (Sauvage 1879). Cyprinidae: Torinae. Distribution: Western-central Africa: Gabon and Republic of Congo. Habitat: freshwater.

cookei, Barbus Gilchrist [J. D. F.] & Thompson [W. W.] 1913:381, Fig. 41 [Annals of the South African Museum v. 11 (pt 5); ref. 14958] Crocodile River, Transvaal [now Gauteng], South Africa. Holotype (unique): SAM 1074 [now at AMG]. •Synonym of Barbus marequensis Smith 1841 -- (Lévêque & Daget 1984:266 [ref. 6186]). •Synonym of Labeobarbus marequensis (Smith 1841) -- (Vreven et al. 2016:63 [ref. 34168]). Current status: Synonym of Labeobarbus marequensis (Smith 1841). Cyprinidae: Torinae. Habitat: freshwater.

copleyae, Barbus •Nomen nudum, most likely in the synonymy of Barbus oxyrhynchus Pfeffer 1889 -- (Seegers et al. 2003:32 [ref. 28087]). •In the synonymy of Labeobarbus oxyrhynchus (Pfeffer 1889) based on placement of oxyrhynchus. Nomen Nudum. Current status: Synonym of Labeobarbus oxyrhynchus (Pfeffer 1889). Cyprinidae: Torinae.

crassibarbis, Barbus Nagelkerke [L. A. J.] & Sibbing [F. A.] 1997:131, Fig. 5.6 [A revision of the large barbs; ref. 23829] Angara (locality 14), Lake Tana, Ethiopia (12°13'N, 37°18'E). Holotype: RMNH 32890. Paratypes: RMNH 32891-99 (9, 7 localities). •Valid as Barbus crassibarbis Nagelkerke & Sibbing 1997 -- (Nagelkerke & Sibbing 1998:5 [ref. 23807], Nagelkerke & Sibbing 2000:192 [ref. 24546]). •Valid as Labeobarbus crassibarbis (Nagelkerke & Sibbing 1997) -- (de Graaf et al. 2010:340 [ref. 34085], Nagelkerke et al. 2015:1198 [ref. 34084], Vreven et al. 2016:58 [ref. 34168], Beshera et al. 2016:377 [ref. 34343], Beshera et al. 2023:190 [ref. 40418]). Current status: Valid as Labeobarbus crassibarbis (Nagelkerke & Sibbing 1997). Cyprinidae: Torinae. Distribution: East Africa: Lake Tana (Ethiopia). Habitat: freshwater.

curtus, Barbus Boulenger [G. A.] 1915:165 [Revue de Zoologie Africaine v. 4 (fasc. 2); ref. 15086] Lake Moero [Lake Mweru], Democratic Republic of Congo. Holotype (unique): MRAC 14172. •Synonym of Barbus stappersii Boulenger 1915 -- (Lévêque & Daget 1984:288 [ref. 6186]). •Synonym of Labeobarbus stappersii (Boulenger 1915) -- (Vreven et al. 2016:69 [ref. 34168]). Current status: Synonym of Labeobarbus stappersii (Boulenger 1915). Cyprinidae: Torinae. Habitat: freshwater.

daga, Barbus platystomus Bini [G.] 1940:171, Pl. 8 [Missione di Studio al Lago Tana, Roma v. 3; ref. 13041] Lake Tana, Ethiopia. Syntypes: (9) lost. Subspecific name spelled Dagà originally. Referred to on p. 172 as Barbus dagà. Name appears first on p. 161. •Synonym of Barbus intermedius Rüppell 1835 -- (Lévêque & Daget 1984:254 [ref. 6186]). •Not collected -- (Nagelkerke & Sibbing 1997:146 [ref. 23829]). •Synonym of Labeobarbus intermedius (Rüppell 1835) -- (Vreven et al. 2016:60 [ref. 34168]). Current status: Synonym of Labeobarbus intermedius (Rüppell 1835). Cyprinidae: Torinae. Habitat: freshwater.

dainellii, Barbus Bini [G.] 1940:175, Pl. 11 [+ Fig. on p. 176] [Missione di Studio al Lago Tana, Roma v. 3; ref. 13041] South Dek (locality 27), Lake Tana, Ethiopia (11°52'N, 37°14'E). Neotype: RMNH 32900. Original 6 syntypes lost, neotype designated by Nagelkerke & Sibbing 1997:132 [ref. 23829]. Name appears first on p. 161. •Synonym of Barbus intermedius Rüppell 1835 -- (Lévêque & Daget 1984:254 [ref. 6186]). •Valid as Barbus dainellii Bini 1940 -- (Mina et al. 1996:387 [ref. 38254], Nagelkerke & Sibbing 1997:132 [ref. 23829], Nagelkerke & Sibbing 1998:5 [ref. 23807], Nagelkerke & Sibbing 2000:205 [ref. 24546], de Graaf et al. 2000:7 [ref. 25061]). •Valid as Labeobarbus dainellii (Bini 1940) -- (de Graaf et al. 2010:342 [ref. 34085], Vreven et al. 2016:58 [ref. 34168]). Current status: Valid as Labeobarbus dainellii (Bini 1940). Cyprinidae: Torinae. Distribution: East Africa: Lake Tana (Ethiopia). Habitat: freshwater.

dartevellei, Barbus Poll [M.] 1945:299, Fig. 1 [Revue de Zoologie et de Botanique Africaines v. 38 (nos 3-4); ref. 13150] Matadi, Congo River, Democratic Republic of Congo (±5°49'S, 13°27'E). Holotype (unique): MRAC 47781. Type catalog: Derijst 1991:27 [ref. 21528]. •Valid as Barbus dartevellei Poll 1945 -- (Lévêque & Daget 1984:241 [ref. 6186]). •Valid as Enteromius dartevellei (Poll 1945) -- (Yang et al. 2015:112 [ref. 33694]). •Valid as Labeobarbus dartevellei (Poll 1945) -- (Vreven et al. 2016:58 [ref. 34168]). Current status: Valid as Labeobarbus dartevellei (Poll 1945). Cyprinidae: Torinae. Distribution: Democratic Republic of Congo. Habitat: freshwater.

degeni, Barbus Boulenger [G. A.] 1902:435 [Annals and Magazine of Natural History (Series 7) v. 10 (no. 60) (art. 59); ref. 14852] Zegi and Bahardar, Lake Tsana [Tana], Ethiopia. Syntypes: BMNH 1902.12.13.328-331 (4). •Synonym of Barbus intermedius Rüppell 1835 -- (Lévêque & Daget 1984:253 [ref. 6186]). •Synonym of Labeobarbus intermedius (Rüppell 1835) -- (Vreven et al. 2016:65 [ref. 34168]). Current status: Synonym of Labeobarbus intermedius (Rüppell 1835). Cyprinidae: Torinae. Habitat: freshwater.

dekkensis, Barbus platystomus Bini [G.] 1940:172, Pl. 9 [Missione di Studio al Lago Tana, Roma v. 3; ref. 13041] Lake Tana, Ethiopia. Syntypes: (17) lost. Name appears first on p. 161. •Synonym of Barbus intermedius Rüppell 1835 -- (Lévêque & Daget 1984:254 [ref. 6186]). •Not collected -- (Nagelkerke & Sibbing 1997:146 [ref. 23829]). •Synonym of Labeobarbus intermedius (Rüppell 1835) -- (Vreven et al. 2016:60 [ref. 34168]). Current status: Synonym of Labeobarbus intermedius (Rüppell 1835). Cyprinidae: Torinae. Habitat: freshwater.

dendrotrachelus, Barbus Fowler [H. W.] 1934:424, Figs. 11-12 [Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia v. 86; ref. 1419] Paulpietersburg Dam, Transvaal [now Gauteng], South Africa. Holotype: ANSP 54906. Paratypes: ANSP 54915 (1), USNM 103113 [ex ANSP 54921] (1). Type catalog: Böhlke 1984:74 [ref. 13621]. •Synonym of Barbus natalensis Castelnau 1861 -- (Lévêque & Daget 1984:272 [ref. 6186]). •Synonym of Labeobarbus natalensis (Castelnau 1861) -- (Vreven et al. 2016:65 [ref. 34168]). Current status: Synonym of Labeobarbus natalensis (Castelnau 1861). Cyprinidae: Torinae. Habitat: freshwater.

dillonii, Chondrostoma Valenciennes [A.] in Cuvier & Valenciennes 1844:404 [Histoire naturelle des poissons v. 17; ref. 1010] Ethiopia. Syntypes: MNHN A-9636 (2, poor condition). Type catalog: Bertin & Estève 1948:43 [ref. 19574]. •Synonym of Varicorhinus beso Rüppell 1835 -- (Lévêque & Daget 1984:337 [ref. 6186]). •Synonym of Labeobarbus beso (Rüppell 1835) -- (Vreven et al. 2016:56 [ref. 34168]). Current status: Synonym of Labeobarbus beso (Rüppell 1835). Cyprinidae: Torinae. Habitat: freshwater.

dimidiatus, Varicorhinus Tweddle [D.] & Skelton [P. H.] 1998:371, Figs. 2-6 [Ichthyological Exploration of Freshwaters v. 8 (no. 4); ref. 23328] Likabula River, upper Ruo River, Malawi, 15°56'S, 35°30'E. Holotype: SAIAB [formerly RUSI] 53080. Paratypes: SAIAB [formerly RUSI] 53079 (15), 53083 (21). •Valid as Varicorhinus dimidiatus Tweddle & Skelton 1998 -- (Skelton 2001:174 [ref. 27406]). •Valid as Labeobarbus dimidiatus (Tweddle & Skelton 1998) -- (Vreven et al. 2016:58 [ref. 34168]). Current status: Valid as Labeobarbus dimidiatus (Tweddle & Skelton 1998). Cyprinidae: Torinae. Distribution: Africa: Malawi. Habitat: freshwater.

donyensis, Barbus Holly [M.] 1929:33 [Anzeiger der Akademie der Wissenschaften in Wien, Mathematisch-Naturwissenschaftliche Klasse v. 66 (no. 3) (for 24 Jan. 1929); ref. 16086] Athi River, at Denye Satna, Kenya. Holotype: NMW (lost). Paratypes: NMW (3, lost). Type catalog: Bogutskaya et al. 2022:74 [ref. 39277]. •Synonym of Barbus oxyrhynchus Pfeffer 1889 -- (Lévêque & Daget 1984:276 [ref. 6186], Seegers et al. 2003:32 [ref. 28087]). •Synonym of Labeobarbus oxyrhynchus (Pfeffer 1889) -- (Vreven et al. 2016:65 [ref. 34168]). Current status: Synonym of Labeobarbus oxyrhynchus (Pfeffer 1889). Cyprinidae: Torinae. Habitat: freshwater.

duchesnii, Barbus Boulenger [G. A.] 1902:433 [Annals and Magazine of Natural History (Series 7) v. 10 (no. 60) (art. 59); ref. 14852] Bahardar, Lake Tana and Moger River (elevation 6000 feet), tributary of Blue Nile, Shoa, Ethiopia. Syntypes: BMNH 1902.12.13.305 (1) Moger, 1902.12.13.306 (1) Baharda. •Synonym of Barbus intermedius (Rüppell 1835) -- (Lévêque & Daget 1984:252 [ref. 6186]). •Synonym of Labeobarbus intermedius (Rüppell 1835) -- (Vreven et al. 2016:60 [ref. 34168]). Current status: Synonym of Labeobarbus intermedius (Rüppell 1835). Cyprinidae: Torinae. Habitat: freshwater.

dwaarsensis, Barbus Gilchrist [J. D. F.] & Thompson [W. W.] 1913:384 [Annals of the South African Museum v. 11 (pt 5); ref. 14958] Dwaars River, Transvaal [now Gauteng], South Africa. Holotype (unique): SAM 9707 [now at AMG]. •Synonym of Barbus marequensis Smith 1841 -- (Lévêque & Daget 1984:266 [ref. 6186]). •Synonym of Labeobarbus marequensis (Smith 1841) -- (Vreven et al. 2016:63 [ref. 34168]). Current status: Synonym of Labeobarbus marequensis (Smith 1841). Cyprinidae: Torinae. Habitat: freshwater.

eduardianus, Barbus Boulenger [G. A.] 1901:12 [Annals and Magazine of Natural History (Series 7) v. 8 (no. 43) (art. 3); ref. 14749] Albert Edward Nyanza [Lake Edward]. Holotype (unique): BMNH 1906.9.7.41. •Synonym of Barbus altianalis Boulenger 1900, but a valid subspecies -- (Lévêque & Daget 1984:222 [ref. 6186]). •Synonym of Barbus altianalis Boulenger 1900 -- (De Vos & Thys van den Audenaerde 1990:10 [ref. 17656]). •Synonym of Labeobarbus altianalis (Boulenger 1900) -- (Vreven et al. 2016:55 [ref. 34168]). Current status: Synonym of Labeobarbus altianalis (Boulenger 1900). Cyprinidae: Torinae. Habitat: freshwater.

elephantis, Barbus Boulenger [G. A.] 1907:310, Fig. 91 [Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 1907 (pt 2) (art. 1); ref. 15132] Groot Olifant River, Transvaal [now Gauteng], South Africa. Holotype (unique): BMNH 1907.3.15.36. •Valid as Barbus elephantis Boulenger 1907 -- (Lévêque & Daget 1984:243 [ref. 6186]). •Synonym of Labeobarbus polylepis (Boulenger 1907) -- (Vreven et al. 2016:29, 67 [ref. 34168]). Current status: Synonym of Labeobarbus polylepis (Boulenger 1907). Cyprinidae: Torinae. Distribution: South Africa. Habitat: freshwater.

elongatus, Barbus Rüppell [W. P. E. S.] 1835:11, Pl. 2 (fig. 1) [Museum Senckenbergianum: Abhandlungen aus dem Gebiete der beschreibenden Naturgeschichte, von Mitgliedern der Senckenbergischen Naturforschenden Gesellschaft in Frankfurt am Main v. 2 (no. 1); ref. 3845] Lake Tana, Ethiopia. Holotype (unique): SMF 6779 (dry). Separates published in 1835; see reference 3845. •Synonym of Barbus intermedius Rüppell 1835 -- (Lévêque & Daget 1984:251 [ref. 6186]). •Valid as Barbus elongatus Rüppell 1835 -- (Mina et al. 1996:387 [ref. 38254] dated 1836). •Synonym of Labeobarbus intermedius (Rüppell 1835) -- (Vreven et al. 2016:60 [ref. 34168]). Current status: Synonym of Labeobarbus intermedius (Rüppell 1835). Cyprinidae: Torinae. Habitat: freshwater.

ensifer, Varicorhinus Boulenger [G. A.] 1910:545 [Annals and Magazine of Natural History (Series 8) v. 6 (no. 36); ref. 577] Lucala River at Lucala, Angola (±9°16'23"S, 15°14'42"E). Syntypes: ANSP 37994-38001 (8), BMNH 1910.11.28.134-144 (11), NMW 48864 (10), ZMB 18213 (8). Type catalog: Böhlke 1984:75 [ref. 13621]. •Valid as Varicorhinus ensifer Boulenger 1910 -- (Lévêque & Daget 1984:337 [ref. 6186], Getahun et al. 2004:159 [ref. 27830]). •Valid as Labeobarbus ensifer (Boulenger 1910) -- (Vreven et al. 2016:58 [ref. 34168], Skelton 2019:233 [ref. 36564]). Current status: Valid as Labeobarbus ensifer (Boulenger 1910). Cyprinidae: Torinae. Distribution: Southern Africa. Habitat: freshwater.

ensis, Barbus Boulenger [G. A.] 1910:549 [Annals and Magazine of Natural History (Series 8) v. 6 (no. 36); ref. 577] Lucala River at Lucala, Angola (±9°16'23"S, 15°14'42"E). Syntypes: (15) ANSP 37902-03 (2), BMNH 1911.6.1.11-18 (8), NMW 54083 (4), ZMB 18217 (4). USNM lots 28297, 28373, 29223, 29536 and 29611 are lost. Type catalog: Böhlke 1984:75 [ref. 13621]. •Valid as Barbus ensis Boulenger 1910 -- (Lévêque & Daget 1984:243 [ref. 6186]). •Valid as Enteromius ensis (Boulenger 1910) -- (Yang et al. 2015:112 [ref. 33694]). •Valid as Labeobarbus ensis (Boulenger 1910) -- (Vreven et al. 2016:58 [ref. 34168], Skelton 2019:232 [ref. 36564]). Current status: Valid as Labeobarbus ensis (Boulenger 1910). Cyprinidae: Torinae. Distribution: Southwestern Africa: Angola. Habitat: freshwater.

erlangeri, Barbus Boulenger [G. A.] 1904:331, Pl. 30 [Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 1903, v. 2 (pt 2) (art. 3); ref. 15110] Wabbi, Modjo and Irano rivers, Webi Shebeli system, Gallaland, southern Ethiopia. Syntypes: (14) BMNH 1903.11.16.1-4 (4) Modjo R., 1903.11.16.5-6 (2) Wabbi R., 1903.11.16.7 (1) Irano R. •Synonym of Barbus intermedius Rüppell 1835 -- (Lévêque & Daget 1984:253 [ref. 6186], Seegers et al. 2003:31 [ref. 28087]). •Synonym of Labeobarbus intermedius (Rüppell 1835) -- (Vreven et al. 2016:60 [ref. 34168]). Current status: Synonym of Labeobarbus intermedius (Rüppell 1835). Cyprinidae: Torinae. Habitat: freshwater.

ethiopicus, Barbus Zolezzi [G.] 1939:369, Fig. 1 [Bollettino di Pesca, Piscicoltura e Idrobiologia v. 15 (no. 4); ref. 17252] Lake Zwai, Ethiopia (±8°00'N, 38°48'E). Holotype: MCZR. Non-types: BMNH 1971.7.12.1-3 (3), Lab. Cent. Idrobiologia, Roma (1). •Valid as Barbus ethiopicus Zolezzi 1939 -- (Lévêque & Daget 1984:243 [ref. 6186]). •Valid as Labeobarbus ethiopicus (Zolezzi 1939) -- (Tsigenopoulos et al. 2010:853 [ref. 34067], de Graaf et al. 2010:340 [ref. 34085], Levin et al. 2015:403 [ref. 34851], Vreven et al. 2016:58 [ref. 34168], Beshera et al. 2016:377 [ref. 34343], Borkenhagen 2017:293 [ref. 35158]). Current status: Valid as Labeobarbus ethiopicus (Zolezzi 1939). Cyprinidae: Torinae. Distribution: Ethiopia. Habitat: freshwater.

euchilus, Barbus Boulenger [G. A.] 1920:400, Fig. 7 [Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 1919 (pts 3-4) (art. 25); ref. 15206] Tumbwe, a village southwest of the Kalemie River, on a small stream flowing into Niemba River, tributary of Lukuga River, Democratic Republic of Congo. Holotype (unique): BMNH 1919.7.24.7. •Synonym of Barbus caudovittatus Boulenger 1902 -- (Lévêque & Daget 1984:239 [ref. 6186]). •Synonym of Labeobarbus caudovittatus (Boulenger 1902) -- (Vreven et al. 2016:57 [ref. 34168]). Current status: Synonym of Labeobarbus caudovittatus (Boulenger 1902). Cyprinidae: Torinae. Habitat: freshwater.

eumystus, Barbus Boulenger [G. A.] 1906:565 [Annals and Magazine of Natural History (Series 7) v. 17 (no. 102) (art. 71); ref. 15648] Juju River, tributary of Didessa River, southern Ethiopia, elevation 2000 feet. Holotype (unique): BMNH 1908.1.20.170. •Synonym of Barbus intermedius Rüppell 1835 -- (Lévêque & Daget 1984:253 [ref. 6186]). •Synonym of Labeobarbus intermedius (Rüppell 1835) -- (Vreven et al. 2016:60 [ref. 34168]). Current status: Synonym of Labeobarbus intermedius (Rüppell 1835). Cyprinidae: Torinae. Habitat: freshwater.

eurystomus, Barbus intermedius var. Keilhack [L.] 1908:166 [Sitzungsberichte der Gesellschaft Naturforschender Freunde zu Berlin 1908 (no. 7); ref. 14324] Langenburg, Lake Malawi [Lake Nyasa], southeastern Africa. Lectotype: ZMB 18175. Paralectotypes: ZMB 18175 (2). Lectotype apparently designated first by Keilhack 1910:103 [ref. 32109]. Also appeared as new in Keilhack 1910:102 [ref. 32109]. •Valid as Barbus eurystomus Keilhack 1908 -- (Lévêque & Daget 1984:243 [ref. 6186]). •Synonym of Labeobarbus brevicauda (Keilhack 1908) -- (Seegers 1995:31 [ref. 33299]). •Synonym of Labeobarbus johnstonii (Boulenger 1907) -- (Vreven et al. 2016:30, 61 [ref. 34168]). Current status: Synonym of Labeobarbus johnstonii (Boulenger 1907). Cyprinidae: Torinae. Habitat: freshwater.

fairbairnii, Barbus Boulenger [G. A.] 1908:493 [Annals and Magazine of Natural History (Series 8) v. 2 (no. 12); ref. 14307] Gorge below Victoria Falls, Zambezi River, [Zambia/Zimbabwe]. Holotype (unique): BMNH 1908.11.6.22. •Synonym of Barbus marequensis Smith 1841 -- (Lévêque & Daget 1984:266 [ref. 6186]). •Synonym of Labeobarbus marequensis (Smith 1841) -- (Vreven et al. 2016:63 [ref. 34168]). Current status: Synonym of Labeobarbus marequensis (Smith 1841). Cyprinidae: Torinae. Habitat: freshwater.

fasolt, Barbus Pappenheim [P.] in Pappenheim & Boulenger 1914:240, Pl. 3 (fig. 2) [Wissenschaftliche Ergebnisse der Deutschen Zentral-Afrika Expedition, 1907-1908 v. 5 (Zool. 3); ref. 18518] Ituri, Irumu, Zaire (±1°29'N, 29°51'E). Holotype (unique): ZMB 19061. •Valid as Barbus fasolt Pappenheim 1914 -- (Lévêque & Daget 1984:245 [ref. 6186]). •Valid as Labeobarbus fasolt (Pappenheim 1914) -- (Yang et al. 2015:112 [ref. 33694], Vreven et al. 2016:59 [ref. 34168]). •Synonym of Labeobarbus caudovittatus (Boulenger 1902) -- (Decru et al. 2022:8 [ref. 39816]). Current status: Uncertain as Labeobarbus fasolt (Pappenheim 1914). Cyprinidae: Torinae. Distribution: Central Africa. Habitat: freshwater.

fergusonii, Barbus Boulenger [G. A.] 1901:12 [Annals and Magazine of Natural History (Series 7) v. 8 (no. 43) (art. 3); ref. 14749] Albert Edward Nyanza [Lake Edward]. Syntypes: BMNH 1906.9.7.42-43 (2). As fergussonii in Boulenger 1911:59 [ref. 579]. •Synonym of Barbus altianalis Boulenger 1900 -- (Lévêque & Daget 1984:222 [ref. 6186] as fergussonii, De Vos & Thys van den Audenaerde 1990:10 [ref. 17656]). •Synonym of Labeobarbus altianalis (Boulenger 1900) -- (Vreven et al. 2016:55 [ref. 34168]). Current status: Synonym of Labeobarbus altianalis (Boulenger 1900). Cyprinidae: Torinae. Habitat: freshwater.

fimbriatus, Varicorhinus sandersi var. Holly [M.] 1926:156 [Anzeiger der Kaiserlichen Akademie der Wissenschaften, Wien, Mathematisch-Naturwissenschaftliche Classe v. 63 (no. 18) (for 14 Oct.); ref. 5038] Sanaga River, Nachtigall Falls, Cameroon (ca. 4°21'N, 11°38'E). Syntypes: NMW 7227-7233 (1 each). Type catalog: Bogutskaya et al. 2022:38 [ref. 39277]. •Valid as Varicorhinus fimbriatus Holly 1926 -- (Lévêque & Daget 1984:337 [ref. 6186], Getahun et al. 2004:159 [ref. 27830], De Weirdt et al. 2007:541 [ref. 30024]). •Valid as Labeobarbus fimbriatus (Holly 1926) -- (Vreven et al. 2016:59 [ref. 34168]). Current status: Valid as Labeobarbus fimbriatus (Holly 1926). Cyprinidae: Torinae. Distribution: West Africa: Cameroon. Habitat: freshwater.

foureaui, Barbus Pellegrin [J.] 1919:209 [Bulletin de la Société Zoologique de France v. 44 (no. 5/7); ref. 15224] Gribingui River, Congo. Syntypes: BMNH 1919.8.15.20 (1); MNHN 1919-0218 to 0222 (1, 1, 1, 5, 9). Type catalog: Bertin & Estève 1948:34 [ref. 19574]. •Valid as Barbus foureaui Pellegrin 1919 -- (Lévêque & Daget 1984:245 [ref. 6186]). •Synonym of Barbus bynni (Forsskål 1775), subspecies occidentalis Boulenger 1911 -- (Lévêque in Lévêque et al. 1990:301 [ref. 21589], Lévèque et al. 1991:140 [ref. 31367]). •Synonym of Labeobarbus bynni (Forsskål 1775), subspecies occidentalis (Boulenger 1911), based on placement of bynni. •Synonym of Labeobarbus bynni (Forsskål 1775) -- (Vreven et al. 2016:56 [ref. 34168]). •Synonym of Labeobarbus bynni (Fabricius 1775), Current status: Synonym of Labeobarbus bynni (Fabricius 1775). Cyprinidae: Torinae. Habitat: freshwater.

gananensis, Barbus Vinciguerra [D.] 1895:53 [33], Pl. 5 (fig. 2) [Annali del Museo Civico di Storia Naturale di Genova (Serie 2) v. 15; ref. 4521] Ganana and Auata rivers, Somalia (±0°15'S, 42°38'E). Holotype: MSNG 17525. Paratypes: MSNG 17331 (4). Type catalog: Tortonese 1961:185 [ref. 10343]. On p. 33 of separate. •Valid as Barbus gananensis Vinciguerra 1895 -- (Lévêque & Daget 1984:246 [ref. 6186], Dimmick et al. 2001:1123 [ref. 25827]). •Valid as Labeobarbus gananensis (Vinciguerra 1895) -- (Yang et al. 2015:112 [ref. 33694], Levin et al. 2015:403 [ref. 34851] as L. gananensis complex, Vreven et al. 2016:59 [ref. 34168], Beshera et al. 2016:377 [ref. 34343], Levin et al. 2019:[5] [ref. 36882]). Current status: Valid as Labeobarbus gananensis (Vinciguerra 1895). Cyprinidae: Torinae. Distribution: Africa: Indian Ocean catchment drainages, Somalia and eastern Ethiopia. Habitat: freshwater.

gestetneri, Barbus Banister [K. E.] & Bailey [R. G.] 1979:218, Figs. 2-4 [Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society v. 66 (no. 3) (for July 1979); ref. 8851] Above the falls on the Kalumengonga River, Upemba National Park, Shaba, Democratic Republic of Congo (8°49'S, 27°13'E). Holotype: BMNH 1976.10.12.98. Paratypes: BMNH 1976.10.12.86-97 (12). •Valid as Barbus gestetneri Banister & Bailey 1979 -- (Lévêque & Daget 1984:247 [ref. 6186]). •Valid as Enteromius gestetneri (Banister & Bailey 1979) -- (Yang et al. 2015:112 [ref. 33694]). •Valid as Labeobarbus gestetneri (Banister & Bailey 1979) -- (Vreven et al. 2016:59 [ref. 34168]). Current status: Valid as Labeobarbus gestetneri (Banister & Bailey 1979). Cyprinidae: Torinae. Distribution: Democratic Republic of Congo. Habitat: freshwater.

gilchristi, Barbus Boulenger [G. A.] 1911:88, Fig. 66 [Catalogue of the fresh-water fishes of Africa v. 2; ref. 579] Kraai River, Barkly East, Cape Province, South Africa. Holotype (unique): BMNH 1909.12.8.1. •Synonym of Barbus aeneus (Burchell 1822) -- (Lévêque & Daget 1984:220 [ref. 6186]). •Synonym of Labeobarbus aeneus (Burchell 1822) based on current placement of aeneus. Current status: Synonym of Labeobarbus aeneus (Burchell 1822). Cyprinidae: Torinae. Habitat: freshwater.

girardi, Barbus Boulenger [G. A.] 1910:551 [Annals and Magazine of Natural History (Series 8) v. 6 (no. 36); ref. 577] Lucala River at Lucala, Angola (±9°16'23"S, 15°14'42"E). Syntypes: (11) ANSP 37973 (1), BMNH 1911.6.1.31-36 (6), NMW 54137 (1), ZMB 18215 (1). Type catalog: Böhlke 1984:77 [ref. 13621]. •Valid as Barbus girardi Boulenger 1910 -- (Lévêque & Daget 1984:247 [ref. 6186]). •Valid as Labeobarbus girardi (Boulenger 1910) -- (Yang et al. 2015:112 [ref. 33694], Vreven et al. 2016:59 [ref. 34168], Skelton 2019:232 [ref. 36564]). Current status: Valid as Labeobarbus girardi (Boulenger 1910). Cyprinidae: Torinae. Distribution: Southwestern Africa: Angola. Habitat: freshwater.

globiceps, Barbus Worthington [E. B.] 1933:303, Fig. 7 [Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London Part 2; ref. 16532] Lake Malawi [Lake Nyasa], southeastern Africa. Syntypes: BMNH 1932.11.15.275-282 (8). •Synonym of Barbus johnstonii Boulenger 1907 -- (Lévêque & Daget 1984:256 [ref. 6186]). •Synonym of Labeobarbus johnstonii (Boulenger 1907) based on placement of johnstonii. Current status: Synonym of Labeobarbus johnstonii (Boulenger 1907). Cyprinidae: Torinae. Habitat: freshwater.

gorgorensis, Barbus intermedius Bini [G.] 1940:168, Pl. 6 [Missione di Studio al Lago Tana, Roma v. 3; ref. 13041] Debre Mariam (locality 1), Lake Tana, Ethiopia (11°38'N, 37°24'E). Neotype: RMNH 32910. Original 11 syntypes lost, neotype designated by Nagelkerke & Sibbing 1997:133 [ref. 23829]. Name appears first on p. 160. •Synonym of Barbus intermedius Rüppell 1835 -- (Lévêque & Daget 1984:254 [ref. 6186]). •Valid as Barbus gorgorensis Bini 1940 -- (Nagelkerke & Sibbing 1997:133 [ref. 23829], Nagelkerke & Sibbing 1998:5 [ref. 23807], Nagelkerke & Sibbing 2000:204 [ref. 24546]). •Valid as Labeobarbus gorgorensis (Bini 1940) -- (de Graaf et al. 2010:340 [ref. 34085], Nagelkerke et al. 2015:1198 [ref. 34084], Vreven et al. 2016:59 [ref. 34168], Beshera et al. 2016:377 [ref. 34343], Beshera et al. 2023:190 [ref. 40418]). Current status: Valid as Labeobarbus gorgorensis (Bini 1940). Cyprinidae: Torinae. Distribution: East Africa: Lake Tana (Ethiopia). Habitat: freshwater.

gorguari, Barbus Rüppell [W. P. E. S.] 1835:9, Pl. 1 (fig. 4) [Museum Senckenbergianum: Abhandlungen aus dem Gebiete der beschreibenden Naturgeschichte, von Mitgliedern der Senckenbergischen Naturforschenden Gesellschaft in Frankfurt am Main v. 2 (no. 1); ref. 3845] Lake Tana, Ethiopia (±12°00'N, 37°20'E). Holotype (unique): SMF 2586 (dry). •Synonym of Barbus intermedius Rüppell 1835 -- (Lévêque & Daget 1984:251 [ref. 6186] with species as gorguarii). •Valid as Barbus gorguari Rüppell 1835 -- (Mina et al. 1996:387 [ref. 38254], Nagelkerke & Sibbing 1997:134 [ref. 23829], Nagelkerke & Sibbing 1998:5 [ref. 23807], Nagelkerke & Sibbing 2000:206 [ref. 24546], de Graaf et al. 2000:7 [ref. 25061]). •Valid as Labeobarbus gorguari (Rüppel 1835) -- (de Graaf et al. 2010:340 [ref. 34085], Vreven et al. 2016:59 [ref. 34168], Beshera et al. 2016:377 [ref. 34343], Beshera et al. 2023:190 [ref. 40418]). Current status: Valid as Labeobarbus gorguari (Rüppell 1835). Cyprinidae: Torinae. Distribution: East Africa: Lake Tana (Ethiopia). Habitat: freshwater.

gregorii, Barbus Boulenger [G. A.] 1902:422 [Annals and Magazine of Natural History (Series 7) v. 10 (no. 60) (art. 59); ref. 14852] El Narua, Nyuki and Kiroruma Rivers [specimens collected by Gregory, probably from Guasso Nyuki and Guasso el Narua, Kenya, 0°28'N, 36°08'E and 0°16'N, 38°18'E]. Syntypes: BMNH 1893.12.2.40-41 (2), 1893.12.2.42 (1), 1893.12.2.43-45 (? 2). Based on Barbus intermedius of Günther 1894:91 [ref. 14553]. See for information on the type localities, Banister 1973:71 [ref. 7554]. •Synonym of Barbus intermedius Rüppell 1835 -- (Lévêque & Daget 1984:255 [ref. 6186], Seegers et al. 2003:31 [ref. 28087]). •Synonym of Labeobarbus intermedius (Rüppell 1835) -- (Vreven et al. 2016:60 [ref. 34168]). Current status: Synonym of Labeobarbus intermedius (Rüppell 1835). Cyprinidae: Torinae. Habitat: freshwater.

grouti, Barbus Fowler [H. W.] 1934:422, Figs. 9-10 [Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia v. 86; ref. 1419] Umsinduzi River, Natal, South Africa. Holotype: ANSP 54914. Paratypes: ANSP 54922 (1). Type catalog: Böhlke 1984:78 [ref. 13621]. •Synonym of Barbus natalensis Castelnau 1861 -- (Lévêque & Daget 1984:272 [ref. 6186]). •Synonym of Labeobarbus natalensis (Castelnau 1861) -- (Vreven et al. 2016:65 [ref. 34168]). Current status: Synonym of Labeobarbus natalensis (Castelnau 1861). Cyprinidae: Torinae. Habitat: freshwater.

gruveli, Barbus Pellegrin [J.] 1911:184 [Bulletin de la Société Zoologique de France v. 36 (no. 4/6); ref. 14802] Dubreka River, near Conakry, French Guinea, western Africa (±9°48'N, 13°31'W). Holotype (unique): MNHN 1911-0040. Type catalog: Bertin & Estève 1948:49 [ref. 19574]. •Valid as Barbus gruveli Pellegrin 1911 -- (Lévêque & Daget 1984:247 [ref. 6186], Lévêque in Lévêque et al. 1990:308 [ref. 21589]). •Valid as Labeobarbus gruveli (Pellegrin 1911) -- (Tsigenopoulos et al. 2010:853 [ref. 34067], Vreven et al. 2016:60 [ref. 34168], Beshera et al. 2016:377 [ref. 34343]). Current status: Valid as Labeobarbus gruveli (Pellegrin 1911). Cyprinidae: Torinae. Distribution: West Africa. Habitat: freshwater.

gudaricus, Barbus Boulenger [G. A.] 1906:564 [Annals and Magazine of Natural History (Series 7) v. 17 (no. 102) (art. 71); ref. 15648] Gudar River (elevation 3400 feet) and Metti River, southern Ethiopia. Syntypes: (4) BMNH 1908.1.20.131-132 (2) Gudar R., 1908.1.20.133 (1) Mette R. •Synonym of Barbus intermedius Rüppell 1835 -- (Lévêque & Daget 1984:253 [ref. 6186]). •Synonym of Labeobarbus intermedius (Rüppell 1835) -- (Vreven et al. 2016:60 [ref. 34168]). Current status: Synonym of Labeobarbus intermedius (Rüppell 1835). Cyprinidae: Torinae. Habitat: freshwater.

gulielmi, Barbus Boulenger [G. A.] 1910:550 [Annals and Magazine of Natural History (Series 8) v. 6 (no. 36); ref. 577] Quanza River at Dondo, Angola (±9°38'S, 14°25'E). Syntypes: BMNH 1911.6.1.29-30 (2), NMW 54138 (1). •Valid as Barbus gulielmi Boulenger 1910 -- (Lévêque & Daget 1984:248 [ref. 6186]). •Valid as Enteromius gulielmi (Boulenger 1910) -- (Yang et al. 2015:112 [ref. 33694]). •Valid as Labeobarbus gulielmi (Boulenger 1910) -- (Vreven et al. 2016:60 [ref. 34168], Skelton 2019:232 [ref. 36564]). Current status: Valid as Labeobarbus gulielmi (Boulenger 1910). Cyprinidae: Torinae. Distribution: Southwestern Africa: Angola. Habitat: freshwater.

gunningi, Barbus Gilchrist [J. D. F.] & Thompson [W. W.] 1913:391, Fig. 51 [Annals of the South African Museum v. 11 (pt 5); ref. 14958] Thabina River, Prenaara River and Six-mile Spruit, Transvaal [now Gauteng], South Africa. Syntypes: (8) SAIAB [formerly RUSI] 30036 [ex TMP 10107] (1), 30037 [ex TMP 10106] (1), 30038 [ex TMP 10110] (1), 30039 [ex TMP 10108], 43017 [ex TMP 10109] (1). •Synonym of Barbus marequensis Smith 1841 -- (Lévêque & Daget 1984:266 [ref. 6186]). •Synonym of Labeobarbus marequensis (Smith 1841) -- (Vreven et al. 2016:63 [ref. 34168]). Current status: Synonym of Labeobarbus marequensis (Smith 1841). Cyprinidae: Torinae. Habitat: freshwater.

habereri, Barbus Steindachner [F.] 1912:444 [Anzeiger der Kaiserlichen Akademie der Wissenschaften in Wien, Mathematisch-Naturwissenschaftlichen Klasse v. 49 (no. 23) (for 14 Nov. 1912); ref. 18816] Dscha [Dja] River, southern Cameroon (±2°2'N, 15°12'E). Holotype (unique): NMW 7274. Species later illustrated and described in more detail in Steindachner 1913:24, Fig. 4, Pl. 3 (fig. 3) [ref. 14987]. •Valid as Barbus habereri Steindachner 1912 -- (Lévêque & Daget 1984:249 [ref. 6186]). •Valid as Labeobarbus habereri (Steindachner 1912) -- (De Weirdt et al. 2007:517 [ref. 30024], Vreven et al. 2016:60 [ref. 34168]). Current status: Valid as Labeobarbus habereri (Steindachner 1912). Cyprinidae: Torinae. Distribution: Western central Africa. Habitat: freshwater.

harringtoni, Barbus Boulenger [G. A.] 1902:428 [Annals and Magazine of Natural History (Series 7) v. 10 (no. 60) (art. 59); ref. 14852] Hawash River at Warrar, Ethiopia, elevation about 4000 feet. Holotype (unique): BMNH 1902.12.13.230. •Synonym of Barbus intermedius Rüppell 1835 -- (Lévêque & Daget 1984:252 [ref. 6186] as harringtonii). •Synonym of Labeobarbus intermedius (Rüppell 1835) -- (Vreven et al. 2016:60 [ref. 34168]). Current status: Synonym of Labeobarbus intermedius (Rüppell 1835). Cyprinidae: Torinae. Habitat: freshwater.

hindii, Barbus Boulenger [G. A.] 1902:222, Pl. 16 (fig. 1) [Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 1902, v. 2 (art. 8); ref. 14843] Mathioya River, Kenya, elevation 4000 feet. Syntypes: BMNH 1902.5.26.25-28 (4), MNHN 1905-0207 (3), MSNM 23 [ex MSNM 4319 and ex BMNH] (1) Nyiro R. Type catalog: Bertin & Estève 1948:54 [ref. 19574], Conci & Michelangeli 1974:224 [ref. 21560]. •Synonym of Barbus oxyrhynchus Pfeffer 1889 -- (Lévêque & Daget 1984:275 [ref. 6186], Seegers et al. 2003:32 [ref. 28087]). •Synonym of Labeobarbus oxyrhynchus (Pfeffer 1889) -- (Vreven et al. 2016:65 [ref. 34168]). Current status: Synonym of Labeobarbus oxyrhynchus (Pfeffer 1889). Cyprinidae: Torinae. Habitat: freshwater.

holasi, Barbus Daget [J.] 1965:591 [Bulletin du Muséum National d'Histoire Naturelle (Série 2) v. 36 (no. 5) (1964); ref. 9210] Sassandra at Soubré, Ivory Coast. Holotype: MNHN 1964-0268. Paratypes: MNHN 1964-0269 (14, 3 dissected). Also in Daget & Iltis 1965:105, Fig. 57 [ref. 13626]. •Synonym of Varicorhinus wurtzi (Pellegrin 1908) -- (Lévêque & Daget 1984:341 [ref. 6186]). •Synonym of Barbus wurtzi Pellegrin 1908 -- (Lévêque in Lévêque et al. 1990:305 [ref. 21589]). •Synonym of Labeobarbus wurtzi (Pellegrin 1908) -- (Vreven et al. 2016:71 [ref. 34168]). Current status: Synonym of Labeobarbus wurtzi (Pellegrin 1908). Cyprinidae: Torinae. Habitat: freshwater.

hollyi, Barbus Lohberger [K.] 1929:92 [1] [Anzeiger der Akademie der Wissenschaften in Wien, Mathematisch-Naturwissenschaftliche Klasse v. 66 (no. 11) (for 18 Apr. 1929); ref. 15907] Lake Victoria [Victoria Nyanza]. Syntypes: NMW 54188 (2). On p. 1 of separate. •Synonym of Barbus altianalis Boulenger 1900 -- (Lévêque & Daget 1984:223 [ref. 6186], De Vos & Thys van den Audenaerde 1990:10 [ref. 17656], Seegers et al. 2003:30 [ref. 28087]). •Synonym of Labeobarbus altianalis (Boulenger 1900) -- (Vreven et al. 2016:55 [ref. 34168]). Current status: Synonym of Labeobarbus altianalis (Boulenger 1900). Cyprinidae: Torinae. Habitat: freshwater.

holubi, Barbus Steindachner [F.] 1894:138 [Anzeiger der Kaiserlichen Akademie der Wissenschaften, Wien, Mathematisch-Naturwissenschaftliche Classe v. 31 (no. 14) (for 25 May 1894); ref. 20493] Modder River (Orange River system), South Africa. Syntypes: (several) NMW 54174-76 (2, 1, 1), 54189 (1). Species illustrated and described in more detail in Steindachner 1894:449, Pl. 3 (fig. 1) [ref. 14564]. •Synonym of Barbus aeneus (Burchell 1822) -- (Lévêque & Daget 1984:220 [ref. 6186]). •Synonym of Labeobarbus aeneus (Burchell 1822) based on placement of aeneus. Current status: Synonym of Labeobarbus aeneus (Burchell 1822). Cyprinidae: Torinae. Habitat: freshwater.

huloti, Barbus Banister [K. E.] 1976:192, Pl. 1; Figs. 1-3 [Bulletin of the British Museum (Natural History) Zoology v. 30 (no. 5); ref. 7354] Zega on the Vuda River, Lake Albert [= Lake Albert Nyanza, = Lake Mobuto Sese Seko] basin, Democratic Republic of Congo, 1°44'N, 30°45'E. Holotype: IRSNB 558. Paratypes: BMNH 1975.4.30.1 (1), IRSNB 563 (10). Type catalog: Walschaerts 1987:11-12 [ref. 20755]. •Valid as Barbus huloti Banister 1976 -- (Lévêque & Daget 1984:250 [ref. 6186]). •Valid as Labeobarbus huloti (Banister 1976) -- (Yang et al. 2015:112 [ref. 33694], Vreven et al. 2016:60 [ref. 34168], Akoth et al. 2023:9 [ref. 40069]). •Valid as Enteromius huloti (Banister 1976) -- (Hayes & Armbruster 2017:352 [ref. 35417]). Current status: Valid as Labeobarbus huloti (Banister 1976). Cyprinidae: Torinae. Distribution: East Africa. Habitat: freshwater.

humphri, Barbus Banister [K. E.] 1976:198, Figs. 4-6 [Bulletin of the British Museum (Natural History) Zoology v. 30 (no. 5); ref. 7354] Tabie River, about 25 kilometers south of Beni, North Kivu District, Democratic Republic of Congo (±0°30'N, 29°28'E). Holotype: IRSNB 559. Paratypes: BMNH 1975.4.30.2 (1), IRSNB 564 (10). Type catalog: Walschaerts 1987:12 [ref. 20755]. •Valid as Barbus humphri Banister 1976 -- (Lévêque & Daget 1984:250 [ref. 6186]). •Valid as Labeobarbus humphri (Banister 1976) -- (Yang et al. 2015:112 [ref. 33694], Vreven et al. 2016:60 [ref. 34168], Decru et al. 2022:14 [ref. 39816]). Current status: Valid as Labeobarbus humphri (Banister 1976). Cyprinidae: Torinae. Distribution: Central Africa: Ituri River drainage, Congo basin, Democratic Republic of Congo. Habitat: freshwater.

hursensis, Barbus Boulenger [G. A.] 1902:434 [Annals and Magazine of Natural History (Series 7) v. 10 (no. 60) (art. 59); ref. 14852] Hurso River, Upper Adal Country, Ethiopia, elevation about 7000 feet. Syntypes: BMNH 1902.12.13.309-310 (2). Additional material: (1) questionably included. •Synonym of Barbus intermedius Rüppell 1835 -- (Lévêque & Daget 1984:253 [ref. 6186]). •Synonym of Labeobarbus intermedius (Rüppell 1835) -- (Vreven et al. 2016:60 [ref. 34168]). Current status: Synonym of Labeobarbus intermedius (Rüppell 1835). Cyprinidae: Torinae. Habitat: freshwater.

hypostomatus, Barbus Pellegrin [J.] 1936:51, Fig. 2 [Arquivos do Museu Bocage No. 7; ref. 13733] Cubango [Okavango] River, near Vila da Ponte, Angola. Holotype (unique): MNHN 1936-0151. Type catalog: Bertin & Estève 1948:40 [ref. 19574]. •Synonym of Barbus codringtonii Boulenger 1908 -- (Lévêque & Daget 1984:240 [ref. 6186] as codringtoni). •Synonym of Labeobarbus codringtonii (Boulenger 1908) -- (Vreven et al. 2016:58 [ref. 34168]). Current status: Synonym of Labeobarbus codringtonii (Boulenger 1908). Cyprinidae: Torinae. Habitat: freshwater.

ibridus, Barbus duchesnii Bini [G.] 1940:166, Pl. 5 [Missione di Studio al Lago Tana, Roma v. 3; ref. 13041] Lake Tana, Ethiopia. Syntypes: (6) lost. Name appears first on p. 159. •Synonym of Barbus intermedius Rüppell 1835 -- (Lévêque & Daget 1984:254 [ref. 6186]). •Not collected -- (Nagelkerke & Sibbing 1997:146 [ref. 23829]). •Synonym of Labeobarbus intermedius (Rüppell 1835) -- (Vreven et al. 2016:60 [ref. 34168]). Current status: Synonym of Labeobarbus intermedius (Rüppell 1835). Cyprinidae: Torinae. Habitat: freshwater.

ilgi, Barbus Pellegrin [J.] 1905:293 [Bulletin du Muséum National d'Histoire Naturelle (Série 1) v. 11 (no. 5); ref. 15373] Gotta River at confluence with AkakiRiver, Ethiopia. Holotype (unique): MNHN 1905-0257. Type catalog: Bertin & Estève 1948:31 [ref. 19574]. •Synonym of Barbus intermedius Rüppell 1835 -- (Lévêque & Daget 1984:253 [ref. 6186]). •Synonym of Labeobarbus intermedius (Rüppell 1835) -- (Vreven et al. 2016:60 [ref. 34168]). Current status: Synonym of Labeobarbus intermedius (Rüppell 1835). Cyprinidae: Torinae. Habitat: freshwater.

inermis, Barbus (Dangila) Peters [W. (C. H.)] 1852:683 [Bericht über die zur Bekanntmachung geeigneten Verhandlungen der Königlichen Preussischen Akademie der Wissenschaften zu Berlin 1852; ref. 18539] Lower Zambeazi River, Mozambique. Syntypes: ZMB 4736 (3). Also in Peters 1868:54, Pl. 11 (fig. 3) [ref. 3440]. •Synonym of Barbus marequensis Smith 1841 -- (Lévêque & Daget 1984:265 [ref. 6186]). •Synonym of Labeobarbus marequensis (Smith 1841) -- (Vreven et al. 2016:63 [ref. 34168]). Current status: Synonym of Labeobarbus marequensis (Smith 1841). Cyprinidae: Torinae. Habitat: freshwater.

intermedius, Barbus Rüppell [W. P. E. S.] 1835:7, Pl. 1 (fig. 2) [Museum Senckenbergianum: Abhandlungen aus dem Gebiete der beschreibenden Naturgeschichte, von Mitgliedern der Senckenbergischen Naturforschenden Gesellschaft in Frankfurt am Main v. 2 (no. 1); ref. 3845] Goraza, Lake Tana, Ethiopia (±12°00'N, 37°20'E). Holotype (unique): SMF 6778 (dry). Banister 1973:49 [ref. 7554] serves as first reviser establishing validity of intermedius. •Valid as Barbus intermedius Rüppell 1835 -- (Lévêque & Daget 1984:251 [ref. 6186], Lévèque et al. 1991:140 [ref. 31367] as a subspecies, Nagelkerke et al. 1995:431 [ref. 22792], Mina et al. 1996:387 [ref. 38254], Mina et al. 1998:9 [ref. 23808] as representing several species in Lake Tana, Ryabov 2002:794 [ref. 26575], Seegers et al. 2003:31 [ref. 28087] as 'Barbus'). •Valid as Labeobarbus intermedius (Rüppell 1835) -- (Tsigenopoulos et al. 2010:852 [ref. 34067], de Graaf et al. 2010:340 [ref. 34085], Nagelkerke et al. 2015:1198 [ref. 34084], Levin et al. 2015:403 [ref. 34851] as L. intermedius complex, Vreven et al. 2016:60 [ref. 34168], Beshera et al. 2016:377 [ref. 34343], Borkenhagen 2017:293 [ref. 35158], Beshera et al. 2023:190 [ref. 40418]). Current status: Valid as Labeobarbus intermedius (Rüppell 1835). Cyprinidae: Torinae. Distribution: East Africa: Ethiopia. Habitat: freshwater.

iphthimostoma, Varicorhinus Banister [K. E.] & Poll [M.] 1973:87, Figs. 5-8 [Revue de Zoologie et de Botanique Africaines v. 87 (no. 1); ref. 7553] Kateke, tributary of Muovwe and sub-tributary of Lufira River, Upemba National Park, Democratic Republic of Congo (±08°56'S, 26°42'E), elevation 960 meters. Holotype: MRAC 179736. Paratypes: BMNH 1972.10.2.2 (1), IRSNB 644 (1), MRAC 179737 (1). Type catalog: Walschaerts 1987:13 [ref. 20755], Derijst 1991:72 [ref. 21528]. •Valid as Varicorhinus iphthimostoma Banister & Poll 1973 -- (Lévêque & Daget 1984:338 [ref. 6186], Getahun et al. 2004:159 [ref. 27830]). •Valid as Labeobarbus iphthimostoma (Banister & Poll 1973) -- (Vreven et al. 2016:61 [ref. 34168]). Current status: Valid as Labeobarbus iphthimostoma (Banister & Poll 1973). Cyprinidae: Torinae. Distribution: Central Africa. Habitat: freshwater.

iturii, Barbus Holly [M.] 1929:34 [Anzeiger der Akademie der Wissenschaften in Wien, Mathematisch-Naturwissenschaftliche Klasse v. 66 (no. 3) (for 24 Jan. 1929); ref. 16086] Ituri River, Democratic Republic of Congo (±1°40'N, 27°01'E). Holotype (unique): NMW (lost). Type catalog: Bogutskaya et al. 2022:74 [ref. 39277]. •Valid as Barbus iturii Holly 1929 -- (Lévêque & Daget 1984:255 [ref. 6186]). •Valid as Labeobarbus iturii (Holly 1929) -- (Yang et al. 2015:112 [ref. 33694], Vreven et al. 2016:61 [ref. 34168], Decru et al. 2022:22 [ref. 39816]). Current status: Valid as Labeobarbus iturii (Holly 1929). Cyprinidae: Torinae. Distribution: Central Africa: Ituri River drainage, Congo basin, Democratic Republic of Congo. Habitat: freshwater.

jaegeri, Varicorhinus Holly [M.] 1930:198, Fig. 5 [Sitzungsberichte, Akademie der Wissenschaften in Wien, Mathematisch-Naturwissenschaftliche Klasse v. 139 (Abt. 1) (nos. 3-4); ref. 2190] Sanaga River, Cameroon [ca. 4°21'N, 11°38'E]. Holotype (unique): NMW 13957. Type catalog: Bogutskaya et al. 2022:36 [ref. 39277]. •Valid as Varicorhinus jaegeri Holly 1930 -- (Lévêque & Daget 1984:338 [ref. 6186], Getahun et al. 2004:159 [ref. 27830]). •Valid as Labeobarbus jaegeri (Holly 1930) -- (Vreven et al. 2016:61 [ref. 34168]). Current status: Valid as Labeobarbus jaegeri (Holly 1930). Cyprinidae: Torinae. Distribution: West Africa: Sanaga River basin (Cameroon). Habitat: freshwater.

jarsinus, Barbus Boulenger [G. A.] 1902:429 [Annals and Magazine of Natural History (Series 7) v. 10 (no. 60) (art. 59); ref. 14852] Jerrer River, flowing from Mt. Jarso to Webi Shebeli, Ethiopia, elevation about 6000 feet. Syntypes: BMNH 1902.12.13.261-270 (10), MNHN 1905-0200 to 0202 [ex BMNH] (1, 1, 1), USNM 86621 (2). •Synonym of Barbus intermedius Rüppell 1835 -- (Lévêque & Daget 1984:252 [ref. 6186]). •Synonym of Labeobarbus intermedius (Rüppell 1835) -- (Vreven et al. 2016:60 [ref. 34168]). Current status: Synonym of Labeobarbus intermedius (Rüppell 1835). Cyprinidae: Torinae. Habitat: freshwater.

johnstonii, Barbus Boulenger [G. A.] 1907:488 [Annals and Magazine of Natural History (Series 7) v. 20 (no. 120) (art. 67); ref. 15139] Between Kondowe and Karonga, Lake Malawi. Holotype (unique): BMNH 1897.6.9.280. •Valid as Barbus johnstonii Boulenger 1907 -- (Lévêque & Daget 1984:256 [ref. 6186]). •Valid as Labeobarbus johnstonii (Boulenger 1907) -- (Snoeks 2004:21 [ref. 28111], Tweddle & Skelton 2008:32 [ref. 29605], Tsigenopoulos et al. 2010:852 [ref. 34067], Vreven et al. 2016:61 [ref. 34168], Beshera et al. 2016:377 [ref. 34343]). Current status: Valid as Labeobarbus johnstonii (Boulenger 1907). Cyprinidae: Torinae. Distribution: Southern Africa: Lake Malawi basin. IUCN (2019): Least concern. Habitat: freshwater.

jubae, Varicorhinus Banister [K. E.] 1984:273, Figs. 1-3, 4 left, 5B [Bulletin of the British Museum (Natural History) Zoology v. 47 (no. 5); ref. 5282] Juba River, near Sidam-Bale bridge, 5°45'N, 39°37'E, Ethiopia, elevation 1200 meters. Holotype: BMNH 1976.7.1.13. Paratypes: BMNH 1976.7.1.14-15 (2). •Valid as 'Varicorhinus' jubae Banister 1984 -- (Levin et al. 2015:403 [ref. 34851]). •Valid as Labeobarbus jubae (Banister 1984) -- (Vreven et al. 2016:61 [ref. 34168], Beshera et al. 2016:377 [ref. 34343], Levin et al. 2019:[5] [ref. 36882]). Current status: Valid as Labeobarbus jubae (Banister 1984). Cyprinidae: Torinae. Distribution: Africa: Juba River system, Ethiopian Highlands, Ethiopia. Habitat: freshwater.

jubbi, Barbus Poll [M.] 1967:177, Fig. 78 [Publicações Culturais, Companhia de Diamantes de Angola (DIAMANG), Lisboa No. 75; ref. 3528] Muíta, Luembe River, Angola (±7↑50'S, 21°22"E). Holotype: MD 1078. Paratypes: MRAC 161065 [ex MD 2299] (1), 161066 [ex MD 6363] (1); MD 2299 (?now 1), 6363 (? now 1). Type catalog: Derijst 1991:28 [ref. 21528]. •Valid as Barbus jubbi Poll 1967 -- (Lévêque & Daget 1984:256 [ref. 6186]). •Valid as Labeobarbus jubbi (Poll 1967) -- (Yang et al. 2015:112 [ref. 33694], Vreven et al. 2016:61 [ref. 34168], Skelton 2019:232 [ref. 36564]). Current status: Valid as Labeobarbus jubbi (Poll 1967). Cyprinidae: Torinae. Distribution: Upper kasai drainage, middle Congo River Basin, south Africa. Habitat: freshwater.

kassamensis, Barbus Boulenger [G. A.] 1902:431 [Annals and Magazine of Natural History (Series 7) v. 10 (no. 60) (art. 59); ref. 14852] Kassam River at Awhorra Mulka, Shoa, Ethiopia, elevation about 4000 feet. Holotype (unique): BMNH 1902.12.13.294. •Synonym of Barbus intermedius Rüppell 1835 -- (Lévêque & Daget 1984:252 [ref. 6186]). •Synonym of Labeobarbus intermedius (Rüppell 1835) -- (Vreven et al. 2016:60 [ref. 34168]). Current status: Synonym of Labeobarbus intermedius (Rüppell 1835). Cyprinidae: Torinae. Habitat: freshwater.

kimberleyensis, Barbus Gilchrist [J. D. F.] & Thompson [W. W.] 1913:378, Fig. 38 [Annals of the South African Museum v. 11 (pt 5); ref. 14958] Kimberley Reservoir, Cape Province, South Africa. Holotype (unique): SAM 9645 [now at AMG]. •Valid as Barbus kimberleyensis Gilchrist & Thompson 1913 -- (Lévêque & Daget 1984:258 [ref. 6186], Hay et al. 1999:42 [ref. 40428] as cf. kimberleyensis, Skelton 1993:167 [ref. 24071]). •Valid as Labeobarbus kimberleyensis (Gilchrist & Thompson 1913) -- (Skelton 2001:167 [ref. 27406], Marshall 2011:103 [ref. 31755], Vreven et al. 2016:61 [ref. 34168]), Current status: Valid as Labeobarbus kimberleyensis (Gilchrist & Thompson 1913). Cyprinidae: Torinae. Distribution: Southern Africa. Habitat: freshwater.

kiogae, Barbus Worthington [E. B.] 1929:434, Fig. 5 [Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 1929 (Pt 3, no. 29) (art. 34); ref. 16064] Near villiages of Bugondio, Kagwara, and Namasali, on Victoria Nile, Lake Kioga, Uganda. Syntypes: (7) BMNH 1929.1.24.105-108 (5) Lake Kioga. •Synonym of Barbus altianalis Boulenger 1900, subspecies radcliffi Boulenger 1903 -- (Lévêque & Daget 1984:223 [ref. 6186]). •Synonym of Barbus altianalis Boulenger 1900 -- (De Vos & Thys van den Audenaerde 1990:10 [ref. 17656]). •Synonym of Labeobarbus altianalis (Boulenger 1900) -- (Vreven et al. 2016:55 [ref. 34168]). Current status: Synonym of Labeobarbus altianalis (Boulenger 1900). Cyprinidae: Torinae. Habitat: freshwater.

kivuensis, Barbus Pappenheim [P.] in Pappenheim & Boulenger 1914:237, Pl. 2 (fig. 1) [Wissenschaftliche Ergebnisse der Deutschen Zentral-Afrika Expedition, 1907-1908 v. 5 (Zool. 3); ref. 18518] Central Africa. Holotype (unique): ZMB 19052. •Synonym of Barbus altianalis Boulenger 1900 -- (Lévêque & Daget 1984:222 [ref. 6186], De Vos & Thys van den Audenaerde 1990:10 [ref. 17656]). •Synonym of Labeobarbus altianalis (Boulenger 1900) -- (Vreven et al. 2016:55 [ref. 34168]). Current status: Synonym of Labeobarbus altianalis (Boulenger 1900). Cyprinidae: Torinae. Habitat: freshwater.

krapfi, Barbus Boulenger [G. A.] 1911:54, Fig. 33 [Catalogue of the fresh-water fishes of Africa v. 2; ref. 579] Niro-Narok River system, flowing into Lorian Swamp, Kenya, elevation 4000-5000 feet. Syntypes: BMNH 1906.8.25.7-9 (3). Additional material (5). •Synonym of Barbus oxyrhynchus Pfeffer 1889 -- (Lévêque & Daget 1984:276 [ref. 6186], Seegers et al. 2003:32 [ref. 28087]). •Synonym of Labeobarbus oxyrhynchus (Pfeffer 1889) -- (Vreven et al. 2016:65 [ref. 34168]). Current status: Synonym of Labeobarbus oxyrhynchus (Pfeffer 1889). Cyprinidae: Torinae. Habitat: freshwater.

labiatomimus, Barbus Pellegrin [J.] 1914:297 [Bulletin de la Société Zoologique de France v. 39 (no. 7); ref. 14170] Ogowe River at Adoumas, Gabon. Holotype: MNHN 1886-0395. Type catalog: Bertin & Estève 1948:33 [ref. 19574]. •Synonym of Barbus compiniei (Sauvage 1879) -- (Lévêque & Daget 1984:241 [ref. 6186] as campinei). •Synonym of Labeobarbus compiniei (Sauvage 1879) -- (Vreven et al. 2016:58 [ref. 34168]). Current status: Synonym of Labeobarbus compiniei (Sauvage 1879). Cyprinidae: Torinae. Habitat: freshwater.

labiatus, Barbus (Labeobarbus) Boulenger [G. A.] 1902:223, Pl. 17 (fig. 1) [Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 1902, v. 2 (art. 8); ref. 14843] Mathioya River, Kenya. Holotype (unique): BMNH 1902.5.26.37. •Synonym of Barbus oxyrhynchus Pfeffer 1889 -- (Lévêque & Daget 1984:276 [ref. 6186], Seegers et al. 2003:32 [ref. 28087]). •Synonym of Labeobarbus oxyrhynchus (Pfeffer 1889) -- (Vreven et al. 2016:65 [ref. 34168]). Current status: Synonym of Labeobarbus oxyrhynchus (Pfeffer 1889). Cyprinidae: Torinae. Habitat: freshwater.

labiosa, Barbus altianalis var. Pellegrin [J.] 1933:169 [Bulletin de la Société Zoologique de France v. 58 (no. 3/4); ref. 16515] Lake Kivu, Congo. Holotype (unique): MNHN 1930-0118. Objectively invalid; preoccupied by Barbus massaensis labiosa Pellegrin 1922. Species epithet would be labiosus if combined with the masculine gender of the genus Barbus. •Synonym of Barbus altianalis Boulenger 1900 -- (Lévêque & Daget 1984:222 [ref. 6186], De Vos & Thys van den Audenaerde 1990:10 [ref. 17656]). •Synonym of Labeobarbus altianalis (Boulenger 1900) -- (Vreven et al. 2016:55 [ref. 34168]). 1°Homonym. Current status: Synonym of Labeobarbus altianalis (Boulenger 1900). Cyprinidae: Torinae. Habitat: freshwater.

lagensis, Barynotus Günther [A.] 1868:61 [Catalogue of the fishes in the British Museum v. 7; ref. 1990] Lagos, Nigeria. Holotype (unique): BMNH 1866.3.8.12. Original spelling probably should be retained; spelled lagensis in text and index. Spelled lagoensis in Boulenger 1905:45 [ref. 17093] and Pellegrin 1921:635 [ref. 30437]. •Valid as Barbus lagensis (Günther 1868) -- (Lévêque & Daget 1984:259 [ref. 6186] as lagoensis, Lévêque in Lévêque et al. 1990:304 [ref. 21589] as lagoensis). •Valid as Labeobarbus lagensis (Günther 1868) -- (Yang et al. 2015:112 [ref. 33694], Vreven et al. 2016:62 [ref. 34168]). Current status: Valid as Labeobarbus lagensis (Günther 1868). Cyprinidae: Torinae. Distribution: Nigeria. Habitat: freshwater.

lancrenonensis, Barbus Blache [J.] & Miton [F.] 1960:144 [Bulletin du Muséum National d'Histoire Naturelle (Série 2) v. 32 (no. 2); ref. 20674] Upper Lancrenon Falls, Ngou River, tributary of Mbéré River, Lake Chad basin. Syntypes: MNHN 1959-0226 (3). Type catalog: Blanc 1961:265 [ref. 20870]. •Synonym of Barbus foureaui Pellegrin 1919 -- (Lévêque & Daget 1984:245 [ref. 6186]). •Synonym of Barbus bynni (Forsskål 1775), subspecies occidentalis Boulenger 1911 -- (Lévêque in Lévêque et al. 1990:301 [ref. 21589], Lévèque et al. 1991:140 [ref. 31367]). •Synonym of Labeobarbus bynni (Forsskål 1775), subspecies occidentalis (Boulenger 1911), based on placement of bynni. •Synonym of Labeobarbus bynni (Forsskål 1775) -- (Vreven et al. 2016:57 [ref. 34168]). •Synonym of Labeobarbus bynni (Fabricius 1775), Current status: Synonym of Labeobarbus bynni (Fabricius 1775). Cyprinidae: Torinae. Habitat: freshwater.

latirostris, Barbus intermedius var. Keilhack [L.] 1908:166 [Sitzungsberichte der Gesellschaft Naturforschender Freunde zu Berlin 1908 (no. 7); ref. 14324] Kiwira River at Langenburg, Lake Malawi, Tanzania. Lectotype: ZMB 18174. Paralectotype: ZMB 34766 (1). Lectotype designated by Vreven et al. 2016:30 [ref. 34168]. Also appeared as new in Keilhack 1910:103 [ref. 32109]. •Synonym of Barbus johnstonii Boulenger 1907 -- (Lévêque & Daget 1984:256 [ref. 6186]). •Valid as Labeobarbus latirostris (Keilhack 1908) -- (Vreven et al. 2016:30, 62 [ref. 34168]). Current status: Valid as Labeobarbus latirostris (Keilhack 1908). Cyprinidae: Torinae. Distribution: Lake Malawi basin, Africa. Habitat: freshwater.

latirostris, Varicorhinus Boulenger [G. A.] 1910:548 [Annals and Magazine of Natural History (Series 8) v. 6 (no. 36); ref. 577] Lucala [Luculla] River at Lucala, Angola. Lectotype: BMNH 1911.6.1.6. Paralectotypes: ANSP 37905 (1), BMNH 1911.6.1.7-10 (4), NMW 48865 (1), ZMB 18211 (1). Type catalog: Böhlke 1984:80 [ref. 13621]. Lectotype designated by Vreven et al. 2016:30 [ref. 34168]. •Valid as Varicorhinus latirostris Boulenger 1910 -- (Lévêque & Daget 1984:338 [ref. 6186], Getahun et al. 2004:159 [ref. 27830]). •Valid as Labeobarbus boulengeri Vreven, Musschoot, Snoeks & Schliewen 2016 -- (Vreven et al. 2016:30, 62 [ref. 34168]). 2°Homonym. Current status: Synonym of Labeobarbus boulengeri Vreven, Musschoot, Snoeks & Schliewen 2016. Cyprinidae: Torinae. Distribution: Luculla River system and lower Congo River, southern Africa. Habitat: freshwater.

leleupanus, Varicorhinus Matthes [M.] 1959:77 [Folia Scientifica Africae Centralis v. 5 (no. 4); ref. 6068] Lake Tanganyika. Holotype: MRAC 92.213. Paratypes: MRAC 92211-12 (1, 1), 130532-33 (2). •Valid as Varicorhinus leleupanus Matthes 1959 -- (Lévêque & Daget 1984:338 [ref. 6186], Getahun et al. 2004:159 [ref. 27830]). •Valid as Labeobarbus leleupanus (Matthes 1959) -- (Vreven et al. 2016:62 [ref. 34168]). Current status: Valid as Labeobarbus leleupanus (Matthes 1959). Cyprinidae: Torinae. Distribution: Lake Tanganyika basin and Rusizi River, eastern Africa. Habitat: freshwater.

lepidotus, Cyprinus Geoffroy St. Hilaire [E.] 1809:[281], Pl. 10 (fig. 2) [Poissons du Nil v. 1 (part 1); ref. 4182] Nile River. Holotype (unique): MNHN 0000-3829 (poor condition). Type catalog: Bertin & Estève 1948:22 [ref. 19574]. The page number is from a different edition. •Synonym of Labeobarbus bynni (Forsskål 1775) -- (Vreven et al. 2016:57 [ref. 34168]). •Synonym of Labeobarbus bynni (Fabricius 1775), Current status: Synonym of Labeobarbus bynni (Fabricius 1775). Cyprinidae: Torinae. Habitat: freshwater.

leptorhinus, Barbus degeni Bini [G.] 1940:164, Pl. 3 [Missione di Studio al Lago Tana, Roma v. 3; ref. 13041] Lake Tana, Ethiopia. Syntypes: (8) lost. Name appears first on p. 159. •Synonym of Barbus intermedius Rüppell 1835 -- (Lévêque & Daget 1984:254 [ref. 6186]). •Synonym of Barbus nedgia (Rüppell 1835) -- (Nagelkerke & Sibbing 1997:138 [ref. 23829]). •Synonym of Labeobarbus nedgia Rüppell 1835 -- (Vreven et al. 2016:65 [ref. 34168]). Current status: Synonym of Labeobarbus nedgia Rüppell 1835. Cyprinidae: Torinae. Habitat: freshwater.

leptosoma, Barbus Boulenger [G. A.] 1902:432 [Annals and Magazine of Natural History (Series 7) v. 10 (no. 60) (art. 59); ref. 14852] Zegi, Lake Tsana [Tana], Ethiopia. Syntypes: BMNH 1902.12.13.300-302 (3). The use of Barbus intermedius leptosoma subsp. nova. by Bini 1940:167 [ref. 13041] is not a new subspecies description but is leptosoma Boulenger used at the subspecies level; see p.160 in Bini [ref. 13041]. •Synonym of Barbus intermedius Rüppell 1835 -- (Lévêque & Daget 1984:252 [ref. 6186]). •Not collected -- (Nagelkerke & Sibbing 1997:146 [ref. 23829]). •Synonym of Labeobarbus intermedius (Rüppell 1835) -- (Vreven et al. 2016:60 [ref. 34168]). Current status: Synonym of Labeobarbus intermedius (Rüppell 1835). Cyprinidae: Torinae. Habitat: freshwater.

lestradei, Barbus David [L.] 1936:150, Fig. 1 [Revue de Zoologie et de Botanique Africaines v. 28 (no. 2); ref. 13689] Usumbura, Lake Tanganyika. Holotype (unique): MRAC 43823. •Synonym of Barbus caudovittatus Boulenger 1902 -- (Lévêque & Daget 1984:239 [ref. 6186]). •Synonym of Labeobarbus caudovittatus (Boulenger 1902) -- (Vreven et al. 2016:57 [ref. 34168]). Current status: Synonym of Labeobarbus caudovittatus (Boulenger 1902). Cyprinidae: Torinae. Habitat: freshwater.

lineolatus, Barbus Gilchrist [J. D. F.] & Thompson [W. W.] 1913:375, Fig. 36 [Annals of the South African Museum v. 11 (pt 5); ref. 14958] Magalies River, Transvaal [now Gauteng], South Africa. Syntypes: (3) SAIAB [formerly RUSI] 30002 [ex TMP 10116] (1), 30003 [ex TMP 10115] (1); SAM 22336 [now at AMG] (1). •Synonym of Labeobarbus polylepis (Boulenger 1907) -- (Vreven et al. 2016:67 [ref. 34168]). Current status: Synonym of Labeobarbus polylepis (Boulenger 1907). Cyprinidae: Torinae. Habitat: freshwater.

linnellii, Barbus Lönnberg [E.] 1904:138 [Annals and Magazine of Natural History (Series 7) v. 13 (no. 74) (art. 15); ref. 15189] Elephant Lake, Cameroon Mountain, Cameroon. Syntypes: (2) NMG, ZMUU 572 (1). Type catalog: Wallin 1996:60 [ref. 32133]. •Synonym of Barbus batesii Boulenger 1903 -- (Lévêque & Daget 1984:230 [ref. 6186]). •Synonym of Labeobarbus batesii (Boulenger 1903) -- (Vreven et al. 2016:56 [ref. 34168]). Current status: Synonym of Labeobarbus batesii (Boulenger 1903). Cyprinidae: Torinae. Habitat: freshwater.

lobochilus, Barbus Boulenger [G. A.] 1911:92, Fig. 71 [Catalogue of the fresh-water fishes of Africa v. 2; ref. 579] KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa Holotype (unique): BMNH 1908.12.28.96. •Synonym of Barbus natalensis Castelnau 1861 -- (Lévêque & Daget 1984:272 [ref. 6186]). •Synonym of Labeobarbus natalensis (Castelnau 1861) -- (Vreven et al. 2016:65 [ref. 34168]). Current status: Synonym of Labeobarbus natalensis (Castelnau 1861). Cyprinidae: Torinae. Habitat: freshwater.

lobogenys, Barbus Boulenger [G. A.] 1906:435 [Annals and Magazine of Natural History (Series 7) v. 17 (no. 101) (art. 49); ref. 574] Bunjako and Buganga, Uganda, Lake Victoria [Victoria Nyanza]. Syntypes: (9) BMNH 1906.5.30.116 (1, skin), 1906.5.30.117-121 (5 or 6) Bunjako. •Synonym of Barbus altianalis Boulenger 1900, subspecies radcliffi Boulenger 1903 -- (Lévêque & Daget 1984:223 [ref. 6186]). •Synonym of Barbus altianalis Boulenger 1900 -- (De Vos & Thys van den Audenaerde 1990:10 [ref. 17656], Seegers et al. 2003:30 [ref. 28087]). •Synonym of Labeobarbus altianalis (Boulenger 1900) -- (Vreven et al. 2016:55 [ref. 34168]). Current status: Synonym of Labeobarbus altianalis (Boulenger 1900). Cyprinidae: Torinae. Habitat: freshwater.

lobogenysoides, Barbus altianalis var. Pellegrin [J.] 1935:380 [Revue de Zoologie et de Botanique Africaines v. 27 (no. 3); ref. 5041] Loama River, Kivu Region, Democratic Republic of Congo. Holotype (unique): MNHN 1935-0154. Type catalog: Bertin & Estève 1948:40 [ref. 19574]. Also appeared in Pellegrin 1935:850 [ref. 19569]. •Treated as a synonym of Barbus paucisquamatus Pellegrin 1935 -- (Lévêque & Daget 1984:279 [ref. 6186]). •Valid as Labeobarbus lobogenysoides (Pellegrin 1935) -- (Yang et al. 2015:112 [ref. 33694]). Current status: Valid as Labeobarbus lobogenysoides (Pellegrin 1935). Cyprinidae: Torinae. Distribution: Loama River, Nyabarongo River and the Luhoho Congo. Habitat: freshwater.

longidorsalis, Varicorhinus Pellegrin [J.] 1935:402 [Revue de Zoologie et de Botanique Africaines v. 26 (no. 4); ref. 15669] Kanséhété River, tributary to Luhoho River, Kivu region, Democratic Republic of Congo (±2°05'S, 28°30'E). Holotype (unique): MNHN 1935-0065. Type catalog: Bertin & Estève 1948:46 [ref. 19574]. •Valid as Varicorhinus longidoralis Pellegrin 1935 -- (Lévêque & Daget 1984:338 [ref. 6186]). •Valid as Labeobarbus longidorsalis (Pellegrin 1935) -- (Vreven et al. 2016:62 [ref. 34168], Kiselkewa et al. 2020:[8] 707 [ref. 38315], Decru et al. 2022:19 [ref. 39816]). Current status: Valid as Labeobarbus longidorsalis (Pellegrin 1935). Cyprinidae: Torinae. Distribution: Central Africa: tributaries of the Congo River, Kivu region (Democratic Republic of Congo). Habitat: freshwater.

longifilis, Barbus altianalis var. Pellegrin [J.] 1935:849 [Comptes Rendus Hebdomadaires des Séances de l'Académie des Sciences v. 201 (no. 19) (for 4 Nov. 1935); ref. 19569] Loama River, Kivu region, Africa (±2°01'S, 28°27'E). Lectotype: MHNN 1935-150. Paralectotypes: MNHN 1935-0075 (1), 1935-0145 to 0152 (1 ea. = 8) Loama R. Type catalog: Bertin & Estève 1948:39 [ref. 19574]. Lectotype selected by Banister 1973. •Valid as Barbus longifilis Pellegrin 1935 -- (Lévêque & Daget 1984:261 [ref. 6186]). •Valid as Labeobarbus longifilis (Pellegrin 1935) -- (Yang et al. 2015:112 [ref. 33694], Vreven et al. 2016:62 [ref. 34168], Kiselkewa et al. 2020:[8] 707 [ref. 38315]). Current status: Valid as Labeobarbus longifilis (Pellegrin 1935). Cyprinidae: Torinae. Distribution: Central Africa: Loama and Kansehete River, Kivu region (Democratic Republic of Congo). Habitat: freshwater.

longirostris, Barbus Worthington [E. B.] 1929:435, Fig. 6 [Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 1929 (Pt 3, no. 29) (art. 34); ref. 16064] Kagwara, Lake Kioga, Victoria Nile, Uganda. Syntypes: BMNH 1929.1.24.191-192 (2). •Synonym of Barbus altianalis Boulenger 1900, subspecies radcliffi Boulenger 1903 -- (Lévêque & Daget 1984:223 [ref. 6186]). •Synonym of Barbus altianalis Boulenger 1900 -- (De Vos & Thys van den Audenaerde 1990:10 [ref. 17656]). •Synonym of Labeobarbus altianalis (Boulenger 1900) -- (Vreven et al. 2016:55 [ref. 34168]). Current status: Synonym of Labeobarbus altianalis (Boulenger 1900). Cyprinidae: Torinae. Habitat: freshwater.

longissimus, Barbus Nagelkerke [L. A. J.] & Sibbing [F. A.] 1997:135, Fig. 5.11 [A revision of the large barbs; ref. 23829] Kentefami (locality 11), Lake Tana, Ethiopia (11°40'N, 37°23'E). Holotype: RMNH 32930. Paratypes: RMNH 32931-39 (9, 5 localities). •Valid as Barbus longissimus Nagelkerke & Sibbing 1997 -- (Nagelkerke & Sibbing 1998:5 [ref. 23807], Nagelkerke & Sibbing 2000:194 [ref. 24546], de Graaf et al. 2000:7 [ref. 25061]). •Valid as Labeobarbus longissimus (Nagelkerke & Sibbing 1997) -- (de Graaf et al. 2010:342 [ref. 34085], Vreven et al. 2016:62 [ref. 34168], Beshera et al. 2016:377 [ref. 34343], Beshera et al. 2023:190 [ref. 40418]). Current status: Valid as Labeobarbus longissimus (Nagelkerke & Sibbing 1997). Cyprinidae: Torinae. Distribution: East Africa: Lake Tana (Ethiopia). Habitat: freshwater.

lucius, Barbus Boulenger [G. A.] 1910:553 [Annals and Magazine of Natural History (Series 8) v. 6 (no. 36); ref. 577] Lucala River at Lucala, Angola (±9°16'23"S, 15°14'42"E). Syntypes: BMNH 1911.6.1.42-43 (2), NMW 54246 (1). •Valid as Barbus lucius Boulenger 1910 -- (Lévêque & Daget 1984:262 [ref. 6186]). •Valid as Labeobarbus lucius (Boulenger 1910) -- (De Weirdt et al. 2007:515 [ref. 30024], Vreven et al. 2016:62 [ref. 34168], Skelton 2019:232 [ref. 36564]). Current status: Valid as Labeobarbus lucius (Boulenger 1910). Cyprinidae: Torinae. Distribution: West-central Africa: Congo Brazzaville and Angola. Habitat: freshwater.

lufupensis, Varicorhinus Banister [K. E.] & Bailey [R. G.] 1979:227, Figs. 11-13 [Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society v. 66 (no. 3) (for July 1979); ref. 8851] Nasondoye, Lufupa River, Shaba, Democratic Republic of Congo (10°22'S, 25°06'E) (purchased from fishermen). Holotype: BMNH 1975.9.5.1. Paratypes: BMNH 1975.9.5.2 (1). •Valid as Varicorhinus lufupensis Banister & Bailey 1979 -- (Lévêque & Daget 1984:338 [ref. 6186]). •Valid as Labeobarbus lufupensis (Banister & Bailey 1979) -- (Vreven et al. 2016:62 [ref. 34168]). Current status: Valid as Labeobarbus lufupensis (Banister & Bailey 1979). Cyprinidae: Torinae. Distribution: Lufupa River, Democratic Republic of Congo. Habitat: freshwater.

macmillani, Barbus Boulenger [G. A.] 1906:562 [Annals and Magazine of Natural History (Series 7) v. 17 (no. 102) (art. 71); ref. 15648] Lake Ganjule, Margherita, southern Ethiopia, elevation 3000 feet. Syntypes: BMNH 1908.1.20.103-106 (4), 1937.4.20.68 (1). •Synonym of Barbus intermedius Rüppell 1835 -- (Lévêque & Daget 1984:253 [ref. 6186]). •Synonym of Labeobarbus intermedius (Rüppell 1835) -- (Vreven et al. 2016:60 [ref. 34168]). Current status: Synonym of Labeobarbus intermedius (Rüppell 1835). Cyprinidae: Torinae. Habitat: freshwater.

macrocephalus, Barbus dainellii Bini [G.] 1940:176, Pl. 11 [Missione di Studio al Lago Tana, Roma v. 3; ref. 13041] Lake Tana, Ethiopia. Holotype (unique): lost. Objectively invalid; preoccupied by Barbus macrocephalus McClelland 1839. On Pl. 10 and p. 176 is given "n. sp." after trinominal. Name appears first on p. 161. •Synonym of Barbus intermedius Rüppell 1835 -- (Lévêque & Daget 1984:254 [ref. 6186]). •Synonym of Barbus dainellii Bini 1940 -- (Nagelkerke & Sibbing 1997:132 [ref. 23829]). •Synonym of Labeobarbus dainellii (Bini 1940) -- (Vreven et al. 2016:58 [ref. 34168]). 1°Homonym. Current status: Synonym of Labeobarbus dainellii (Bini 1940). Cyprinidae: Torinae. Habitat: freshwater.

macroceps, Barbus Fowler [H. W.] 1936:281, Fig. 48 [Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia v. 88; ref. 1424] Epulu River Ferry, Democratic Republic of Congo (±1°15'N, 28°21'E). Holotype: ANSP 65759. Type catalog: Böhlke 1984:82 [ref. 13621]. •Valid as Barbus macroceps Fowler 1936 -- (Lévêque & Daget 1984:263 [ref. 6186]). •Valid as Enteromius macroceps (Fowler 1936) -- (Yang et al. 2015:112 [ref. 33694]). •Valid as Labeobarbus macroceps (Fowler 1936) -- (Vreven et al. 2016:62 [ref. 34168], Decru et al. 2022:14 [ref. 39816]). Current status: Valid as Labeobarbus macroceps (Fowler 1936). Cyprinidae: Torinae. Distribution: Central Africa: Epulu River drainage, middle Congo basin, Democratic Republic of Congo. Habitat: freshwater.

macrolepidotus, Varicorhinus Pellegrin [J.] 1928:105 [Bulletin de la Société Zoologique de France v. 53 (no. 2); ref. 3410] Luluabourg [Kananga], Democratic Republic of Congo (±05°53'S, 22°25'E). Syntypes: MNHN 1928-0011 to 0012 (2); MRAC 19945 (1), 138767 (1); NMB 3983-3985-3988-3989. Type catalog: Bertin & Estève 1948:45 [ref. 19574]. Also appeared in Pellegrin 1928:293, Pl. 2 (fig. 1). •Valid as Varicorhinus macrolepidotus Pellegrin 1928 -- (Lévêque & Daget 1984:338 [ref. 6186], De Vos et al. 2001:131 [ref. 26059] as aff. macrolepidotus, Getahun et al. 2004:159 [ref. 27830]). •Valid as Labeobarbus macrolepidotus (Pellegrin 1928) -- (Vreven et al. 2016:63 [ref. 34168], Vreven et al. 2018:[49] [ref. 36119] as cf. macrolepidotus, Skelton 2019:233 [ref. 36564], Munene et al. 2021:22 [ref. 39283], Decru et al. 2022:14 [ref. 39816]). Current status: Valid as Labeobarbus macrolepidotus (Pellegrin 1928). Cyprinidae: Torinae. Distribution: West Africa: Lower Congo River (Democratic Republic of Congo) and Kasai drainage (Angola). Habitat: freshwater.

macrolepis, Barbus Pfeffer [G. J.] 1889:17 [Jahrbuch der Hamburgischen Wissenschaftlichen Anstalten v. 6 (art. 4); ref. 3460] Mbusine, East Africa (±6°12'S, 38°01'E). Lectotype: NMH H330 [ex 68 79]. Paralectotypes: BMNH 1909.2.25.8 [ex NMH] (1) Mbusini; NMH H331 (3), H332 (4), H333 (1), H474 (1); ZMB 31672 [ex NMH] (2). Type catalog: Ladiges et al. 1958:158 [ref. 19181], Wilkens & Dohse 1993:402 [ref. 21161] as syntypes. Lectotype selected by Ladiges et al. 1958:158 [ref. 19181]. •Valid as Barbus macrolepis Pfeffer 1889 -- (Lévêque & Daget 1984:263 [ref. 6186], De Vos et al. 2001:131 [ref. 26059] as 'Barbus'). •Valid as Labeobarbus macrolepis (Pfeffer 1889) -- (Banyankimbona et al. 2012:276 [ref. 34113], Vreven et al. 2016:31, 63 [ref. 34168]). 2°Homonym. Current status: Valid as Labeobarbus macrolepis (Pfeffer 1889). Cyprinidae: Torinae. Distribution: Katare, Malagarasi swamp and Wami, Ruaha and Rufiji river systems, Tanzania. Habitat: freshwater.

macronema, Barbus Boulenger [G. A.] 1902:427 [Annals and Magazine of Natural History (Series 7) v. 10 (no. 60) (art. 59); ref. 14852] Ethiopia, elevation 5000-7000 feet. Syntypes: (5) BMNH 1902.12.13.221 (1) Maki River at Gafersa, 1902.12.13.222-223 (2) Hawash River, BMNH 1902.12.13.224 (1) Hurso River. •Synonym of Barbus intermedius Rüppell 1835 -- (Lévêque & Daget 1984:252 [ref. 6186]). •Synonym of Labeobarbus intermedius (Rüppell 1835) -- (Vreven et al. 2016:60 [ref. 34168]). Current status: Synonym of Labeobarbus intermedius (Rüppell 1835). Cyprinidae: Torinae. Habitat: freshwater.

macrophtalmus, Barbus gorguarii Bini [G.] 1940:177, Pl. 12 [Missione di Studio al Lago Tana, Roma v. 3; ref. 13041] Bet Menzo (locality 4), Lake Tana, Ethiopia (11°,45'N, 37°25'E). Neotype: RMNH 32940. Unique holotype lost, neotype designated by Nagelkerke & Sibbing 1997:136 [ref. 23829]. Not preoccupied by Barbus macrophthalmus Bleeker 1855. Name appears first on p. 161. •Synonym of Barbus intermedius Rüppell 1835 -- (Lévêque & Daget 1984:254 [ref. 6186]). •Synonym of Barbus gorguari Rüppell 1835, but a valid subspecies macrophthalmus Bini 1940 -- (Mina et al. 1996:387 [ref. 38254]). •Valid as Barbus macrophtalmus Bini 1940 -- (Nagelkerke & Sibbing 1998:5 [ref. 23807], Nagelkerke & Sibbing 2000:205 [ref. 24546], de Graaf et al. 2000:7 [ref. 25061]). •Valid as Labeobarbus macrophtalmus (Bini 1940) -- (de Graaf et al. 2010:340 [ref. 34085], Nagelkerke et al. 2015:1198 [ref. 34084], Vreven et al. 2016:63 [ref. 34168], Beshera et al. 2016:377 [ref. 34343], Beshera et al. 2023:190 [ref. 40418]). Current status: Valid as Labeobarbus macrophtalmus (Bini 1940). Cyprinidae: Torinae. Distribution: East Africa: Lake Tana (Ethiopia). Habitat: freshwater.

malacanthus, Barbus Pappenheim [P.] 1911:516, Fig. 2 [Mitteilungen aus dem Zoologischen Museum in Berlin v. 5 (no. 3); ref. 14797] Uelleburg, Benito River, Equatorial Guinea, western Africa (±1°36'N, 9°37'E). Holotype (unique): ZMB 18392. •Valid as Barbus malacanthus Pappenheim 1911 -- (Lévêque & Daget 1984:264 [ref. 6186]). •Valid as Labeobarbus malacanthus (Pappenheim 1911) -- (De Weirdt et al. 2007:521 [ref. 30024], Vreven et al. 2016:63 [ref. 34168], Fermon et al. 2022:137 [ref. 39448]). Current status: Valid as Labeobarbus malacanthus (Pappenheim 1911). Cyprinidae: Torinae. Distribution: Western-central Africa: Gabon and Equatorial Guinea. Habitat: freshwater.

marequensis, Barbus (Cheilobarbus) Smith [A.] 1841:no pagination, Pl. 10 (fig. 2) [Illustrations of the zoology of South Africa v. 4; ref. 4035] Marico River, South Africa (±24°12'S, 26°53'E). Holotype: BMNH 1845.7.3.95 (dry). •Valid as Barbus marequensis Smith 1841 -- (Lévêque & Daget 1984:265 [ref. 6186], Skelton 1993:172 [ref. 24071]). •Valid as Labeobarbus marequensis (Smith 1841) -- (Skelton 2001:172 [ref. 27406], Tweddle & Skelton 2008:32 [ref. 29605], Tsigenopoulos et al. 2010:853 [ref. 34067], de Graaf et al. 2010:340 [ref. 34085], Marshall 2011:103 [ref. 31755], Vreven et al. 2016:63 [ref. 34168], Beshera et al. 2016:377 [ref. 34343], Skelton 2019:232 [ref. 36564]). Current status: Valid as Labeobarbus marequensis (Smith 1841). Cyprinidae: Torinae. Distribution: Southeastern Africa. Habitat: freshwater.

margaritae, Barbus Boulenger [G. A.] 1906:565 [Annals and Magazine of Natural History (Series 7) v. 17 (no. 102) (art. 71); ref. 15648] Lake Ganjule, Margherita, southern Ethiopia, elevation 3000 feet. Syntypes: (4) BMNH 1908.1.20.181-183 (3). •Synonym of Barbus intermedius Rüppell 1835 -- (Lévêque & Daget 1984:253 [ref. 6186]). •Synonym of Labeobarbus intermedius (Rüppell 1835) -- (Vreven et al. 2016:60 [ref. 34168]). Current status: Synonym of Labeobarbus intermedius (Rüppell 1835). Cyprinidae: Torinae. Habitat: freshwater.

mariae, Barbus Holly [M.] 1929:34 [Anzeiger der Akademie der Wissenschaften in Wien, Mathematisch-Naturwissenschaftliche Klasse v. 66 (no. 3) (for 24 Jan. 1929); ref. 16086] Kitui River, Kenya. Lectotype: NMW 96552. Paralectotypes: NMW 96553 (1). Type catalog: Bogutskaya et al. 2022:28 [ref. 39277]. Lévêque & Daget 1984:266 [ref. 6186] say lectotype was selected by Banister 1973, which would be ref. 7554 [not investigated]. •Valid as Barbus mariae Holly 1929 -- (Lévêque & Daget 1984:266 [ref. 6186], Seegers et al. 2003:32 [ref. 28087] as 'Barbus' with remarks on status, Seegers 2008:155 [ref. 29830] as 'Barbus'). •Preoccupied by Varicorhinus mariae Holly 1926 when both species are in Labeobarbus, replaced by Labeobarbus rhinoceros (Copley 1938) -- (Vreven et al. 2016:31, 63 [ref. 34168]). 2°Homonym. Current status: Synonym of Labeobarbus rhinoceros (Copley 1938). Cyprinidae: Torinae. Habitat: freshwater.

mariae, Varicorhinus Holly [M.] 1926:156 [Anzeiger der Kaiserlichen Akademie der Wissenschaften, Wien, Mathematisch-Naturwissenschaftliche Classe v. 63 (no. 18) (for 14 Oct.); ref. 5038] Sanaga River basin, Nachtigall Falls, Cameroon (ca. 4°21'N, 11°38'E). Syntypes: NMW 7221-23 (3). Type catalog: Bogutskaya et al. 2022:37 [ref. 39277]. •Valid as Varicorhinus mariae Holly 1926 -- (Lévêque & Daget 1984:339 [ref. 6186], Getahun et al. 2004:159 [ref. 27830], De Weirdt et al. 2007:543 [ref. 30024]). •Valid as Labeobarbus mariae (Holly 1926) -- (Vreven et al. 2016:63 [ref. 34168], Beshera et al. 2016:377 [ref. 34343]). Current status: Valid as Labeobarbus mariae (Holly 1926). Cyprinidae: Torinae. Distribution: West Africa: Sanaga and Wouri river basins (Cameroon). Habitat: freshwater.

marleyi, Barbus Fowler [H. W.] 1934:407, Fig. 2 [Annals of the Natal Museum v. 7 (pt 3); ref. 16422] Sinclair, Broadmoor, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa. Holotype: ANSP 53444. Paratypes: ANSP 53445 (1). Type catalog: Böhlke 1984:82 [ref. 13621]. •Synonym of Barbus natalensis Castelnau 1861 -- (Lévêque & Daget 1984:272 [ref. 6186]). •Synonym of Labeobarbus natalensis (Castelnau 1861) -- (Vreven et al. 2016:65 [ref. 34168]). Current status: Synonym of Labeobarbus natalensis (Castelnau 1861). Cyprinidae: Torinae. Habitat: freshwater.

mathoiae, Barbus Boulenger [G. A.] 1911:66, Fig. 45 [Catalogue of the fresh-water fishes of Africa v. 2; ref. 579] Mathioya River, Upper Tana River, Kenya, elevation 4000 feet. Holotype (unique): BMNH 1902.5.26.38. •Synonym of Barbus oxyrhynchus Pfeffer 1889 -- (Lévêque & Daget 1984:276 [ref. 6186], Seegers et al. 2003:32 [ref. 28087]). •Synonym of Labeobarbus oxyrhynchus (Pfeffer 1889) -- (Vreven et al. 2016:65 [ref. 34168]). Current status: Synonym of Labeobarbus oxyrhynchus (Pfeffer 1889). Cyprinidae: Torinae. Habitat: freshwater.

matris, Barbus Holly [M.] 1928:4, Fig. 6 [Zoologischer Anzeiger v. 75 (nos 1/2) (art. 1); ref. 15853] Athi River, Nairobi, Kenya (ca. 1°17'S, 36°49'E). Holotype: NMW 8000. Type catalog: Bogutskaya et al. 2022:30 [ref. 39277]. •Possible synonym of Barbus mariae Holly 1929 -- (Lévêque & Daget 1984:266 [ref. 6186], Seegers et al. 2003:32 [ref. 28087]). •Valid as Labeobarbus matris (Holly 1928) -- (Vreven et al. 2016:31, 64 [ref. 34168]). Current status: Valid as Labeobarbus matris (Holly 1928). Cyprinidae: Torinae. Distribution: East Africa: Athi River (Kenya). Habitat: freshwater.

mawambi, Barbus Pappenheim [P.] in Pappenheim & Boulenger 1914:241, Pl. 4 (fig. 1) [Wissenschaftliche Ergebnisse der Deutschen Zentral-Afrika Expedition, 1907-1908 v. 5 (Zool. 3); ref. 18518] Ituri, Mawambi, Central Africa (±1°03'N, 28°36'E). Holotype (unique): ZMB 19062. •Valid as Barbus mawambi Pappenheim 1914 -- (Lévêque & Daget 1984:268 [ref. 6186]). •Valid as Labeobarbus mawambi (Pappenheim 1914) -- (Yang et al. 2015:112 [ref. 33694], Vreven et al. 2016:64 [ref. 34168]). •Valid as Enteromius mawambi (Pappenheim 1914) -- (Hayes & Armbruster 2017:353 [ref. 35417]). •Synonym of Labeobarbus mirabilis (Pappenheim 1914) -- (Decru et al. 2017:237 [ref. 35620], Decru et al. 2022:22 [ref. 39816]). Current status: Synonym of Labeobarbus mirabilis (Pappenheim 1914). Cyprinidae: Torinae. Habitat: freshwater.

mawambiensis, Barbus hindii var. Steindachner [F.] 1911:533 [Anzeiger der Kaiserlichen Akademie der Wissenschaften in Wien, Mathematisch-Naturwissenschaftlichen Klasse v. 48 (no. 27) (for 21 Dec. 1911); ref. 14818] Ituri River, Democratic Republic of Congo (±1°03'N, 28°36'E). Lectotype: NMW 54177 [largest]. Paralectotypes: (6 of following) NMW 54177 (1, smallest), ? 54286 (3), 54287 (2), 54288 (2). Later listed as a full species as Barbus mawabiensis in Steindachner 1913:25, Fig. 5, Pl. 3 (fig. 1) [ref. 14987]. Lectotype selected by Decru et al. 2022:19 [ref. 39816]. •Valid as Barbus mawambiensis Steindachner 1911 -- (Lévêque & Daget 1984:268 [ref. 6186]). •Valid as Labeobarbus mawambiensis (Steindachner 1911) -- (Yang et al. 2015:112 [ref. 33694], Vreven et al. 2016:64 [ref. 34168], Decru et al. 2022:23 [ref. 39816]). Current status: Valid as Labeobarbus mawambiensis (Steindachner 1911). Cyprinidae: Torinae. Distribution: Central Africa: Ituri River drainage, Congo River basin, Democratic Republic of Congo. Habitat: freshwater.

maximus, Barbus duchesnii Bini [G.] 1940:165, Pl. 4 [Missione di Studio al Lago Tana, Roma v. 3; ref. 13041] Lake Tana, Ethiopia. Syntypes: (5) lost. Species not collected -- (Nagelkerke & Sibbing 1997:146 [ref. 23829]). Name appears first on p. 159. •Synonym of Labeobarbus intermedius (Rüppell 1835) -- (Vreven et al. 2016:60 [ref. 34168]). Current status: Synonym of Labeobarbus intermedius (Rüppell 1835). Cyprinidae: Torinae. Habitat: freshwater.

mbami, Barbus perplexicans Holly [M.] 1927:143, Fig. 9 [Sitzungsberichte, Akademie der Wissenschaften in Wien, Mathematisch-Naturwissenschaftliche Klasse v. 136 (Abt. 1) (nos 3-4); ref. 2188] Mbami River, Cameroon (ca. 6°49'N, 12°00'E). Holotype (unique): NMW 7528. Type catalog: Bogutskaya et al. 2022:32 [ref. 39277]. •Valid as Barbus mbami Holly 1927 -- (Lévêque & Daget 1984:268 [ref. 6186]). •Valid as Labeobarbus mbami (Holly 1927) -- (De Weirdt et al. 2007:525 [ref. 30024], Vreven et al. 2016:64 [ref. 34168]). Current status: Valid as Labeobarbus mbami (Holly 1927). Cyprinidae: Torinae. Distribution: West Africa: Cameroon. Habitat: freshwater.

megastoma, Barbus Nagelkerke [L. A. J.] & Sibbing [F. A.] 1997:137, Fig. 5.13 [A revision of the large barbs; ref. 23829] Rema (locality 25), Lake Tana, Ethiopia (11°51'N, 37°28'E). Holotype: RMNH 32950. Paratypes: RMNH 32951-59 (6 localities). •Valid as Barbus megastoma Nagelkerke & Sibbing 1997 -- (Nagelkerke & Sibbing 1998:5 [ref. 23807], Nagelkerke & Sibbing 2000:196 [ref. 24546]). •Valid as Labeobarbus megastoma (Nagelkerke & Sibbing 1997) -- (de Graaf et al. 2010:340 [ref. 34085], Nagelkerke et al. 2015:1198 [ref. 34084], Vreven et al. 2016:64 [ref. 34168], Beshera et al. 2016:377 [ref. 34343], Beshera et al. 2023:190 [ref. 40418]). Current status: Valid as Labeobarbus megastoma (Nagelkerke & Sibbing 1997). Cyprinidae: Torinae. Distribution: East Africa: Lake Tana (Ethiopia). Habitat: freshwater.

meneliki, Barbus Pellegrin [J.] 1905:293 [Bulletin du Muséum National d'Histoire Naturelle (Série 1) v. 11 (no. 5); ref. 15373] Lake Rudolf [Lake Turkana], Kenya. Holotype: MNHN 1905-0275. Type catalog: Bertin & Estève 1948:31 [ref. 19574]. •Synonym of Barbus bynni (Forsskål 1775) -- (Lévêque & Daget 1984:234 [ref. 6186], Seegers et al. 2003:31 [ref. 28087]). •Synonym of Labeobarbus bynni (Forsskål 1775) -- (Vreven et al. 2016:57 [ref. 34168]). •Synonym of Labeobarbus bynni (Fabricius 1775), Current status: Synonym of Labeobarbus bynni (Fabricius 1775). Cyprinidae: Torinae. Habitat: freshwater.

mentalis, Barbus Gilchrist [J. D. F.] & Thompson [W. W.] 1913:385, Fig. 44 [Annals of the South African Museum v. 11 (pt 5); ref. 14958] Kimberly Reservoir, Cape Province, South Africa. Holotype (unique): SAM 9644 [now at AMG]. •Synonym of Barbus aeneus (Burchell 1822) -- (Lévêque & Daget 1984:220 [ref. 6186]). •Synonym of Labeobarbus aeneus (Burchell 1822) based on current placement of aeneus. Current status: Synonym of Labeobarbus aeneus (Burchell 1822). Cyprinidae: Torinae. Habitat: freshwater.

mento, Barbus Boulenger [G. A.] 1902:434 [Annals and Magazine of Natural History (Series 7) v. 10 (no. 60) (art. 59); ref. 14852] Gota River, Marmasa, flowing north from Jebel-Amhar Mts., Ethiopia, elevation 5000 feet. Holotype (unique): BMNH 1902.12.13.307. •Synonym of Barbus intermedius Rüppell 1835 -- (Lévêque & Daget 1984:252 [ref. 6186]). •Synonym of Labeobarbus intermedius (Rüppell 1835) -- (Vreven et al. 2016:60 [ref. 34168]). Current status: Synonym of Labeobarbus intermedius (Rüppell 1835). Cyprinidae: Torinae. Habitat: freshwater.

mfongosi, Barbus Gilchrist [J. D. F.] & Thompson [W. W.] 1913:382, Fig. 42 [Annals of the South African Museum v. 11 (pt 5); ref. 14958] M'Fongosi, Zululand, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa. Holotype (unique): SAM 11392 [now at AMG]. Originally as m'fongosi, correction mandatory. •Synonym of Barbus natalensis Castelnau 1861 -- (Lévêque & Daget 1984:272 [ref. 6186]). •Synonym of Labeobarbus natalensis (Castelnau 1861) -- (Vreven et al. 2016:65 [ref. 34168]). Current status: Synonym of Labeobarbus natalensis (Castelnau 1861). Cyprinidae: Torinae. Habitat: freshwater.

microbarbis, Barbus David [L.] & Poll [M.] 1937:261, Fig. 30 [Annales du Musée du Congo Belge Sér. C (Zoologie) (Sér. 1) v. 3 (fasc. 5); ref. 1043] Lake Luhondo, Rwanda, ±1°30'S, 29°45'E. Holotype: MRAC 41847. Paratypes: MRAC 41848-49 (2) [reidentified as Labeobarbus ruandae by Banister 1973]. Type catalog: Derijst 1991:29 [ref. 21528]. •Valid as Barbus microbarbis David & Poll 1937 -- (Lévêque & Daget 1984:268 [ref. 6186], De Vos & Thys van den Audenaerde 1990:21 [ref. 17656]). •Possible hybrid Barbus ruandae x Barbus ruasae -- (Banister 1973:89 [ref. 7554], de Vos & Thys van den Audenaerde 1990:21 [ref. 17656]). •Possible hybrid Labeobarbus ruandae x Labeobarbus ruasae -- (Vreven et al. 2016:29, 64, 71 [ref. 34168]). Hybrid. Cyprinidae: Torinae. Habitat: freshwater.

micronema, Barbus Boulenger [G. A.] 1904:237 [Annals and Magazine of Natural History (Series 7) v. 13 (no. 75) (art. 26); ref. 15113] Kribi River, Cameroon (±2°56'N, 9°54'E). Syntypes: BMNH 1904.2.29.37-38 (2). •Valid as Barbus micronema Boulenger 1904 -- (Lévêque & Daget 1984:268 [ref. 6186]). •Valid as Labeobarbus micronema (Boulenger 1904) -- (De Weirdt et al. 2007:519 [ref. 30024], Vreven et al. 2016:64 [ref. 34168], Fermon et al. 2022:137 [ref. 39448]). Current status: Valid as Labeobarbus micronema (Boulenger 1904). Cyprinidae: Torinae. Distribution: Western-central Africa: Cameroon south to Gabon. Habitat: freshwater.

microstoma, Barbus intermedius Bini [G.] 1940:168, Pl. 6 [Missione di Studio al Lago Tana, Roma v. 3; ref. 13041] Lake Tana, Ethiopia. Syntypes: (12) lost. Name appears first on p. 160. •Synonym of Barbus intermedius Rüppell 1835 -- (Lévêque & Daget 1984:254 [ref. 6186]). •Not collected -- (Nagelkerke & Sibbing 1997:146 [ref. 23829]). •Synonym of Labeobarbus intermedius (Rüppell 1835) -- (Vreven et al. 2016:60 [ref. 34168]). Current status: Synonym of Labeobarbus intermedius (Rüppell 1835). Cyprinidae: Torinae. Habitat: freshwater.

microterolepis, Barbus Boulenger [G. A.] 1902:426 [Annals and Magazine of Natural History (Series 7) v. 10 (no. 60) (art. 59); ref. 14852] Maki River at Buggali, flowing towards Lake Swai from eastern slope of Adami Mts., Addia country, Ethiopia (±8°05'N, 38°50'E), elevation about 4000 feet. Holotype (unique): BMNH 1902.12.13.220. •Valid as Barbus microterolepis Boulenger 1902 -- (Lévêque & Daget 1984:268 [ref. 6186]). •Possible hybrid Barbus ethiopicus x Barbus intermedius -- (Banister 1973:91 [ref. 7554]). •Possibly hybrid Labeobarbus ethiopicus x Labeobarbus intermedius -- (Vreven et al. 2016:29, 64, 71 [ref. 34168]). Hybrid. Cyprinidae: Torinae. Distribution: Lake Zwai, Ethiopia (if valid). Habitat: freshwater.

miochilus, Barbus Boulenger [G. A.] 1920:401 [Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 1919 (pts 3-4) (art. 25); ref. 15206] Tumbwe, a village southwest of the Kalemie River, on a small stream flowing into Niemba River, tributary of Lukuga River, Democratic Republic of Congo. Syntypes: (4) BMNH 1919.7.24.8-9 (2), MRAC 6992 (1). •Synonym of Barbus caudovittatus Boulenger 1902 -- (Lévêque & Daget 1984:239 [ref. 6186]). •Synonym of Labeobarbus caudovittatus (Boulenger 1902) -- (Vreven et al. 2016:57 [ref. 34168]). Current status: Synonym of Labeobarbus caudovittatus (Boulenger 1902). Cyprinidae: Torinae. Habitat: freshwater.

mirabilis, Barbus Pappenheim [P.] in Pappenheim & Boulenger 1914:239, Pl. 3 (fig. 1) [Wissenschaftliche Ergebnisse der Deutschen Zentral-Afrika Expedition, 1907-1908 v. 5 (Zool. 3); ref. 18518] Ituri, Democratic Republic of Congo (±1°03'N, 28°36'E). Holotype (unique): ZMB 19059. •Valid as Barbus mirabilis Pappenheim 1914 -- (Lévêque & Daget 1984:270 [ref. 6186]). •Possible a synonym of B. somereni (Banister 1973) -- (Vreven et al. 2015:64 [ref. 34168]). •Valid as Labeobarbus mirabilis (Pappenheim 1914) -- (Yang et al. 2015:112 [ref. 33694]). Current status: Valid as Labeobarbus mirabilis (Pappenheim 1914). Cyprinidae: Torinae. Distribution: Central Africa: Ituri River drainage, Congo basin, Democratic Republic of Congo. Habitat: freshwater.

moeruensis, Barbus Pellegrin [J.] 1922:273 [Revue de Zoologie Africaine v. 10; ref. 15367] Lukonzolwa, Lake Moero [Lake Mweru], Democratic Republic of Congo. Holotype: MRAC 14765. Also in Pellegrin 1928:42 [ref. 3411]. •Synonym of Barbus stappersii Boulenger 1915 -- (Lévêque & Daget 1984:288 [ref. 6186]). •Synonym of Labeobarbus stappersii (Boulenger 1915) -- (Vreven et al. 2016:69 [ref. 34168]). Current status: Synonym of Labeobarbus stappersii (Boulenger 1915). Cyprinidae: Torinae. Habitat: freshwater.

monunensis, Barbus brevispinis var. Pellegrin [J.] 1928:312 [Bulletin de la Société Zoologique de France v. 53 (no. 5); ref. 15869] Lake Monoun, Cameroon. Syntypes: MNHN 1928-0057 to 0061 (5). Type catalog: Bertin & Estève 1948:37 [ref. 19574]. •Synonym of Barbus brevispinis Holly 1927 -- (Lévêque & Daget 1984:232 [ref. 6186]). •Synonym of Labeobarbus brevispinis (Holly 1927) -- (Vreven et al. 2016:56 [ref. 34168]). Current status: Synonym of Labeobarbus brevispinis (Holly 1927). Cyprinidae: Torinae. Habitat: freshwater.

mungoensis, Barbus Trewavas [E.] 1974:345 [Bulletin of the British Museum (Natural History) Zoology v. 26 (no. 5); ref. 7546] Wowe River, tributary of Mungo River, Cameroon (±4°04'N, 9°31'E). Holotype: BMNH 1973.5.14.163. Paratypes: BMNH 1973.5.14.164-182 (19). Additional non-type material: 1973.5.14.183-185 (3), 1973.5.14.186-191 (6). •Valid as Barbus mungoensis Trewavas 1974 -- (Lévêque & Daget 1984:271 [ref. 6186]). •Valid as Labeobarbus mungoensis (Trewavas 1974) -- (De Weirdt et al. 2007:523 [ref. 30024], Vreven et al. 2016:64 [ref. 34168]). Current status: Valid as Labeobarbus mungoensis (Trewavas 1974). Cyprinidae: Torinae. Distribution: Cameroon. Habitat: freshwater.

nairobi, Barbus Holly [M.] 1928:1, Fig. 1 [Zoologischer Anzeiger v. 75 (nos 1/2) (art. 1); ref. 15853] Athi River, Nairobi, Kenya. Syntypes: NMW 13330-31 (1, 1). Type catalog: Bogutskaya et al. 2022:31 [ref. 39277]. •Synonym of Barbus oxyrhynchus Pfeffer 1889 -- (Lévêque & Daget 1984:276 [ref. 6186], Seegers et al. 2003:32 [ref. 28087]). •Synonym of Labeobarbus oxyrhynchus (Pfeffer 1889) -- (Vreven et al. 2016:65 [ref. 34168]). Current status: Synonym of Labeobarbus oxyrhynchus (Pfeffer 1889). Cyprinidae: Torinae. Habitat: freshwater.

nanningsi, Labeobarbus de Beaufort [L. F.] 1933:493, Fig. 1 [Bulletin de la Société Zoologique de France v. 57 (no. 6) [for 1932]; ref. 16535] Lindu, Angola (±9°30'S, 20°00'E). Holotype (unique): ZMA 113010. Type catalog: Matthes 1964:179 [ref. 19237], Nijssen et al. 1982:30 [ref. 19236]. •Valid as Barbus nanningsi (de Beaufort 1933) -- (Lévêque & Daget 1984:271 [ref. 6186]). •Valid as Labeobarbus nanningsi de Beaufort 1933 -- (Yang et al. 2015:112 [ref. 33694], Vreven et al. 2016:65 [ref. 34168], Skelton 2019:232 [ref. 36564]). Current status: Valid as Labeobarbus nanningsi de Beaufort 1933. Cyprinidae: Torinae. Distribution: Southwestern Africa: Kasai drainage, middle Congo River basin, Angola. Habitat: freshwater.

nasutus, Varicorhinus Gilchrist [J. D. F.] & Thompson [W. W.] 1911:477 [Annals and Magazine of Natural History (Series 8) v. 7 (no. 41); ref. 14789] Gorge below Vitoria Falls, Zambezi River, South Africa. Holotype (unique): SAM 8801 [now at AMG]. •Synonym of Barbus marequensis Smith 1841 -- (Lévêque & Daget 1984:266 [ref. 6186], Tweddle & Skelton 1998:383 [ref. 23328]). •Valid as Voricorhinus nasutus Gilchrist & Thompson 1911 -- (Skelton 1993:174 [ref. 24071]). •Synonym of Labeobarbus marequensis (Smith 1841) -- (Marshall 2011:103 [ref. 31755], Vreven et al. 2016:63 [ref. 34168]). Current status: Synonym of Labeobarbus marequensis (Smith 1841). Cyprinidae: Torinae. Habitat: freshwater.

natalensis, Barbus Castelnau [F. L.] 1861:59 [Mémoire sur les poissons de l'Afrique australe; ref. 767] Tugela River, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa, southwestern Indian Ocean (±29°14'S, 31°30'E). •Valid as Barbus natalensis Castelnau 1861 -- (Lévêque & Daget 1984:271 [ref. 6186], Skelton 1993:169 [ref. 24071]). •Valid as Labeobarbus natalensis (Castelnau 1861) -- (Skelton 2001:169 [ref. 27406], Marshall 2011:103 [ref. 31755], Vreven et al. 2016:65 [ref. 34168]). Current status: Valid as Labeobarbus natalensis (Castelnau 1861). Cyprinidae: Torinae. Distribution: Southern Africa. Habitat: freshwater.

nedgia, Labeobarbus Rüppell [W. P. E. S.] 1835:14, Pl. 2 (fig. 3) [Museum Senckenbergianum: Abhandlungen aus dem Gebiete der beschreibenden Naturgeschichte, von Mitgliedern der Senckenbergischen Naturforschenden Gesellschaft in Frankfurt am Main v. 2 (no. 1); ref. 3845] Goraza (probably = Korata), Lake Tana, Ethiopia (11°45'N, 37°27'E). Holotype (unique): SMF 2619 (dry). •Synonym of Barbus intermedius Rüppell 1835 -- (Lévêque & Daget 1984:251 [ref. 6186]). •Valid as Barbus nedgia (Rüppell 1835) -- (Mina et al. 1996:387 [ref. 38254], Nagelkerke & Sibbing 1997:138 [ref. 23829], Nagelkerke & Sibbing 1998:5 [ref. 23807], Nagelkerke & Sibbing 2000:203 [ref. 24546]). •Valid as Labeobarbus nedgia Rüppell 1835 -- (de Graaf et al. 2010:340 [ref. 34085], Nagelkerke et al. 2015:1198 [ref. 34084], Vreven et al. 2016:65 [ref. 34168], Beshera et al. 2016:377 [ref. 34343], Beshera et al. 2023:190 [ref. 40418]). Current status: Valid as Labeobarbus nedgia Rüppell 1835. Cyprinidae: Torinae. Distribution: East Africa: Lake Tana and tributaries (Ethiopia). Habitat: freshwater.

nelspruitensis, Varicorhinus Gilchrist [J. D. F.] & Thompson [W. W.] 1911:478 [Annals and Magazine of Natural History (Series 8) v. 7 (no. 41); ref. 14789] Nelspruit, Transvaal [now Gauteng], South Africa (25°57'S, 30°59'E). Syntypes: SAM 10518 [now at AMG] (1), 21698 [now at AMG] (1). •Valid as Varicorhinus nelspruitensis Gilchrist & Thompson 1911 -- (Lévêque & Daget 1984:339 [ref. 6186], Skelton 1993:174 [ref. 24071], Tweddle & Skelton 1998:381 [ref. 23328], Skelton 2001:174 [ref. 27406]). •Valid as Labeobarbus nelspruitensis (Gilchrist & Thompson 1911) -- (Vreven et al. 2016:65 [ref. 34168], Beshera et al. 2016:377 [ref. 34343]). Current status: Valid as Labeobarbus nelspruitensis (Gilchrist & Thompson 1911). Cyprinidae: Torinae. Distribution: Southern Africa. Habitat: freshwater.

neuvillei, Barbus Pellegrin [J.] 1905:294 [Bulletin du Muséum National d'Histoire Naturelle (Série 1) v. 11 (no. 5); ref. 15373] Gotta River, Confluent Akaki, Ethiopia. Holotype (unique): MNHN 1905-0266. Type catalog: Bertin & Estève 1948:31 [ref. 19574]. •Synonym of Barbus intermedius Rüppell 1835 -- (Lévêque & Daget 1984:253 [ref. 6186]). •Synonym of Labeobarbus intermedius (Rüppell 1835) -- (Vreven et al. 2016:60 [ref. 34168]). Current status: Synonym of Labeobarbus intermedius (Rüppell 1835). Cyprinidae: Torinae. Habitat: freshwater.

njassae, Barbus Keilhack [L.] 1908:165 [Sitzungsberichte der Gesellschaft Naturforschender Freunde zu Berlin 1908 (no. 7); ref. 14324] Lake Malawi [Lake Nyasa]. Syntypes: ZMB 18163-64 (1, 1). Also appeared as new in Keilhack 1910:99, P. 2, fig. 4 [ref. 32109]. •Synonym of Barbus johnstonii Boulenger 1907 -- (Lévêque & Daget 1984:256 [ref. 6186]). •Synonym of Labeobarbus johnstonii (Boulenger 1907) based on placement of johnstonii. Current status: Synonym of Labeobarbus johnstonii (Boulenger 1907). Cyprinidae: Torinae. Habitat: freshwater.

nthuwa, Labeobarbus Tweddle [D.] & Skelton [P. H.] 2008:29, Figs. 6-11 [Smithiana, Publications in Aquatic Biodiversity, Bulletin No. 8; ref. 29605] Runyina tributary of South Rukuru River, Lake Malawi affluent, Malawi, 11°01'S, 33°47'E. Holotype: SAIAB 39341. Paratypes: SAIAB 39293 (1), 40787 (6), 51928 (2), 79494 (2), •Valid as Labeobarbus nthuwa Tweddle & Skelton 2008 -- (Vreven et al. 2016:65 [ref. 34168]). Current status: Valid as Labeobarbus nthuwa Tweddle & Skelton 2008. Cyprinidae: Torinae. Distribution: South Rukuru River basin, Malawi. Habitat: freshwater.

nyasensis, Varicorhinus Worthington [E. B.] 1933:299, Fig. 4 [Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London Part 2; ref. 16532] Lake Malawi [Lake Nyasa], southeastern Africa. Syntypes: (7) BMNH 1932.11.15.387-392 (6), 1932.11.15.393-395 (3). Additional material: BMNH (2). •Synonym of Barbus johnstonii (Boulenger 1907) -- (Lévêque & Daget 1984:256 [ref. 6186]). •Synonym of Labeobarbus johnstonii (Boulenger 1907) -- (Vreven et al. 2016:61 [ref. 34168]). Current status: Synonym of Labeobarbus johnstonii (Boulenger 1907). Cyprinidae: Torinae. Habitat: freshwater.

nzadimalawu, Labeobarbus Vreven [E. J.], Musschoot [T.], Decru [E.], Lunkayilakio [S. W.], Obiero [K.], Cerwenka [A. F.] & Schliewen [U. K.] 2018:[33], Figs.4B-D, 5B, 8A-B, 19, 20A-B, 21A, 22A [Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society v. 186 (no. 2); ref. 36119] Bongolo River, Kinsende village, Inkisi River basin, lower Congo, Democratic Republic of Congo, 5°23'10.7"S, 15°15'25.2"E. Holotype: MRAC A7-009-P-0815. Paratypes: MRAC. Plus additional non-type material. •Valid as Labeobarbus nzadimalawu Vreven, Musschoot, Decru, Lunkayilakio, Obiero, Cerwenka & Schliewen 2018. Current status: Valid as Labeobarbus nzadimalawu Vreven, Musschoot, Decru, Lunkayilakio, Obiero, Cerwenka & Schliewen 2018. Cyprinidae: Torinae. Distribution: Inkisi River, lower Congo River basin above the Zongo Falls, Democratic Republic of Congo. Habitat: freshwater.

nzadinkisi, Labeobarbus Vreven [E. J.], Musschoot [T.], Decru [E.], Lunkayilakio [S. W.], Obiero [K.], Cerwenka [A. F.] & Schliewen [U. K.] 2018:[38], Figs. 4D, 8F, 20D, 21C, 22C [Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society v. 186 (no. 2); ref. 36119] Bongolo River, Kinsende village, Inkisi River basin, lower Congo, Democratic Republic of Congo, 5°23'10.7"S, 15°15'25.2"E. Holotype: MRAC A7-009-P-1180. Paratypes: MRAC. Plus additional non-type material. •Valid as Labeobarbus nzadinkisi Vreven, Musschoot, Decru, Lunkayilakio, Obiero, Cerwenka & Schliewen 2018. Current status: Valid as Labeobarbus nzadinkisi Vreven, Musschoot, Decru, Lunkayilakio, Obiero, Cerwenka & Schliewen 2018. Cyprinidae: Torinae. Distribution: Inkisi River, lower Congo River basin above the Zongo Falls, Democratic Republic of Congo. Habitat: freshwater.

obesus, Barbus Worthington [E. B.] 1929:433, Fig. 4 [Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 1929 (Pt 3, no. 29) (art. 34); ref. 16064] Victoria Nile at Masindi Port, Uganda. Holotype (unique): BMNH 1929.1.24.84a. •Synonym of Barbus altianalis Boulenger 1900 -- (Lévêque & Daget 1984:223 [ref. 6186], De Vos & Thys van den Audenaerde 1990:10 [ref. 17656]). •Synonym of Labeobarbus altianalis (Boulenger 1900) based on placement of altianalis. Current status: Synonym of Labeobarbus altianalis (Boulenger 1900). Cyprinidae: Torinae. Habitat: freshwater.

occidentalis, Barbus Boulenger [G. A.] 1911:32, Fig. 13 [Catalogue of the fresh-water fishes of Africa v. 2; ref. 579] Ogun River at Aro, near Abeokuta, Lagos, Nigeria. Holotype (unique): BMNH 1909.3.3.14. Based on one specimen plus photograph of a large specimen from the Upper Niger that "... evidently pertains to the same species." •Valid as Barbus occidentalis Boulenger 1911 -- (Lévêque & Daget 1984:275 [ref. 6186]). •Synonym of Barbus bynni (Forsskål 1775), but a valid subspecies -- (Lévêque 1990:42 [ref. 19786], Lévêque in Lévêque et al. 1990:301 [ref. 21589], Lévèque et al. 1991:140 [ref. 31367], Dankwa et al. 1999:26 [ref. 28023]). •Synonym of Labeobarbus bynni (Forsskål 1775), but a valid subspecies -- (Tsigenopoulos et al. 2010:852 [ref. 34067], de Graaf et al. 2010:340 [ref. 34085], Beshera et al. 2016:377 [ref. 34343]). •Synonym of Labeobarbus bynni (Forsskål 1775) -- (Vreven et al. 2016:57 [ref. 34168]). •Synonym of Labeobarbus bynni (Fabricius 1775), Current status: Synonym of Labeobarbus bynni (Fabricius 1775). Cyprinidae: Torinae. Habitat: freshwater.

oliphanti, Barbus Keilhack [L.] 1910:101 [Mitteilungen aus dem Zoologischen Museum in Berlin v. 5 (no. 1); ref. 32109] Klein Olifant River, Transvaal [now Gauteng], South Africa. Holotype (unique): BMNH 1907.3.15.37. Replacement name for Varicorhinus brucii Boulenger 1907, preoccupied by Barbus brucii Boulenger 1907 when placed in the same genus. •Synonym of Labeobarbus marequensis (Smith 1841) -- (Vreven et al. 2016:63 [ref. 34168]). Current status: Synonym of Labeobarbus marequensis (Smith 1841). Cyprinidae: Torinae. Habitat: freshwater.

oreas, Barbus Boulenger [G. A.] 1902:432 [Annals and Magazine of Natural History (Series 7) v. 10 (no. 60) (art. 59); ref. 14852] Jerrer River near Harrar, Ethiopia, elevation about 6000 feet. Syntypes: BMNH 1902.12.13.303-304 (2). •Synonym of Barbus intermedius Rüppell 1835 -- (Lévêque & Daget 1984:252 [ref. 6186]). •Synonym of Labeobarbus intermedius (Rüppell 1835) -- (Vreven et al. 2016:60 [ref. 34168]). Current status: Synonym of Labeobarbus intermedius (Rüppell 1835). Cyprinidae: Torinae. Habitat: freshwater.

osseensis, Barbus Nagelkerke [L. A. J.] & Sibbing [F. A.] 2000:186, Fig. 3 [Netherlands Journal of Zoology v. 50 (no. 2); ref. 24546] Debre Mariam (locality 1), Lake Tana, Ethiopia (11°38'N, 37°24'E). Holotype: RMNH 33721. Paratypes: RMNH 33722-30 (9). •Valid as Labeobarbus osseensis (Nagelkerke & Sibbing 2000) -- (Yang et al. 2015:112 [ref. 33694], Vreven et al. 2016:65 [ref. 34168]). Current status: Valid as Labeobarbus osseensis (Nagelkerke & Sibbing 2000). Cyprinidae: Torinae. Distribution: Lake Tana, Ethiopia. Habitat: freshwater.

oxycephalus, Barbus Boulenger [G. A.] 1915:165 [Revue de Zoologie Africaine v. 4 (fasc. 2); ref. 15086] Lake Moero [Lake Mweru], Democratic Republic of Congo. Holotype (unique): MRAC 14113. •Synonym of Barbus stappersii Boulenger 1915 -- (Lévêque & Daget 1984:288 [ref. 6186]). •Synonym of Labeobarbus stappersii (Boulenger 1915) -- (Vreven et al. 2016:69 [ref. 34168]). Current status: Synonym of Labeobarbus stappersii (Boulenger 1915). Cyprinidae: Torinae. Habitat: freshwater.

oxyrhynchus, Barbus Pfeffer [G. J.] 1889:18 [Jahrbuch der Hamburgischen Wissenschaftlichen Anstalten v. 6 (art. 4); ref. 3460] Rufu River at Korogwe, Tanzania (±5°09'S, 38°29'E). Lectotype: NMH H339. Paralectotypes: NMH H340 (7). Type catalog: Ladiges et al. 1958:158 [ref. 19181], Wilkens & Dohse 1993:402 [ref. 21161] as syntypes. Lectotype selected by Ladiges et al. 1958:158 [ref. 19181]. •Valid as Barbus oxyrhynchus Pfeffer 1889 -- (Lévêque & Daget 1984:275 [ref. 6186], Seegers et al. 2003:32 [ref. 28087] as 'Barbus', Seegers 2008:155 [ref. 29830] as 'Barbus'). •Valid as Labeobarbus oxyrhynchus (Pfeffer 1889) -- (Tsigenopoulos et al. 2010:853 [ref. 34067], Vreven et al. 2016:65 [ref. 34168], Beshera et al. 2016:377 [ref. 34343]). Current status: Valid as Labeobarbus oxyrhynchus (Pfeffer 1889). Cyprinidae: Torinae. Distribution: Eastern Africa. Habitat: freshwater.

pagenstecheri, Barbus Fischer [J. G.] 1884:30 [Jahrbuch der Hamburgischen Wissenschaftlichen Anstalten v. 1; ref. 14381] Pangani catchment, Tanzania [from a stream flowing down from, Kilimandjaro] (±3°04'S, 37°22'E). Lectotype: NMH 342 [ex ZMH 3851]. Paralectotypes: NMH 341 [ex ZMH 3850] (1). Type catalog: Ladiges et al. 1958:158 [ref. 19181], Wilkens & Dohse 1993:402 [ref. 21161], Seegers 2008:157 [ref. 29830]. Lectotype not selected by Boulenger 1911 [ref. 579]; see Seegers 2008:157 [ref. 29830] for discussion of lectotype designation. Lectotype selected by Banister 1973:101 [ref. 7554] is invalid. •Valid as Barbus pagenstecheri Fischer 1884 -- (Lévêque & Daget 1984:276 [ref. 6186], Seegers 2008:155 [ref. 29830] as 'Barbus'). •Valid as Labeobarbus pagenstecheri (Fischer 1884) -- (Yang et al. 2015:112 [ref. 33694], Vreven et al. 2016:65 [ref. 34168]). Current status: Valid as Labeobarbus pagenstecheri (Fischer 1884). Cyprinidae: Torinae. Distribution: Eastern Africa. Habitat: freshwater.

parawaldroni, Barbus Lévêque [C.], Thys van den Audenaerde [D. F. E.] & Traoré [K.] 1987:347, Fig. 1 [Cybium v. 11 (no. 4); ref. 16250] Cess River (Nipoué), Toyebli, Ivory Coast (±6°37'N, 8°29'E). Holotype: MRAC 73-10-P-2296. Paratypes: MRAC 73-5-P-1936 (1), 73-10-P-2297 (1), 73-10-P-2298-2299 (2). Other material at MNHN and MRAC. •Valid as Barbus parawaldroni Lévêque, Thys van den Audenaerde & Traoré 1987 -- (Lévêque in Lévêque et al. 1990:303 [ref. 21589], Paugy et al. 1990:338 [ref. 26477]). •Valid as Labeobarbus parawaldroni (Lévêque, Thys van den Audenaerde & Traoré 1987) -- (Yang et al. 2015:112 [ref. 33694], Vreven et al. 2016:66 [ref. 34168]). Current status: Valid as Labeobarbus parawaldroni (Lévêque, Thys van den Audenaerde & Traoré 1987). Cyprinidae: Torinae. Distribution: Liberia and Ivory Coast, West Africa. Habitat: freshwater.

parenzani, Barbus macronema var. Zolezzi [G.] 1939:372, Fig. 3 [Bollettino di Pesca, Piscicoltura e Idrobiologia v. 15 (no. 4); ref. 17252] Hallo River, Ethiopia. No types known. •Synonym of Barbus intermedius Rüppell 1835 -- (Lévêque & Daget 1984:254 [ref. 6186]). •Synonym of Labeobarbus intermedius (Rüppell 1835) -- (Vreven et al. 2016:60 [ref. 34168]). Current status: Synonym of Labeobarbus intermedius (Rüppell 1835). Cyprinidae: Torinae. Habitat: freshwater.

paucisquamata, Barbus altianalis var. Pellegrin [J.] 1935:849 [Comptes Rendus Hebdomadaires des Séances de l'Académie des Sciences v. 201 (no. 19) (for 4 Nov. 1935); ref. 19569] Nya-Barongo River, Kitembo (±5°53'S, 19°08'E). Lectotype: MNHN 1935-0076. Paralectotypes: MNHN 1935-0077 to 0078 (2), MRAC 42932 (1). Type catalog: Bertin & Estève 1948:39 [ref. 19574]. Objectively invalid; preoccupied by Barbus mohasicus var. paucisquamatus Pellegrin 1933. Lectotype selected by Banister 1973 [ref. 7554]. Species epithet originally appeared as paucisquamata; mandatory correction to paucisquamatus due to masculine gender of genus Barbus. •Wrongly treated as valid as Barbus paucisquamatus Pellegrin 1935 -- (Lévêque & Daget 1984:178 [ref. 6186]). •Valid as Labeobarbus paucisquamatus (Pellegrin 1935) -- (Vreven et al. 2016:66 [ref. 34168], Kiselkewa et al. 2020:[8] 707 [ref. 38315]). •Synonym of Labeobarbus lobogenysoides (Pellegrin 1935). Current status: Synonym of Labeobarbus lobogenysoides (Pellegrin 1935). Cyprinidae: Torinae. Distribution: Central Africva: Nya-Barongo River (Democratic Republic of Congo). Habitat: freshwater.

pellegrini, Varicorhinus Bertin [L.] & Estève [R.] 1948:46 [Catalogue des types de poissons du Muséum National d'Histoire Naturelle 4e partie; ref. 19574] River flowing into Lake Kivu, near Bukavu, Sud Kivu Province, Congo. Holotype: MNHN 1932-0181. Replacement name for Varicorhinus babaulti Pellegrin 1932, preoccupied by Barbus (Capoeta) babaulti Pellegrin 1926 (= Barbus oxyrhynchus Pfeffer 1889) when in genus Labeobarbus. •Valid as Varicorhinus pellegrini Bertin & Estève 1948 -- (Lévêque & Daget 1984:339 [ref. 6186]). •Valid as Labeobarbus pellegrini (Bertin & Estève 1948) -- (Vreven et al. 2016:66 [ref. 34168], Kiselkewa et al. 2020:[8] 707 [ref. 38315]). Replacement Name. Current status: Valid as Labeobarbus pellegrini (Bertin & Estève 1948). Cyprinidae: Torinae. Distribution: Centra Africa: Lake Kivu basin (Sud Kivu Province, Democratic Republic of Congo). Habitat: freshwater.

perplexicans, Barbus (Capoeta) Boulenger [G. A.] 1902:223, Pl. 16 (fig. 2) [Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 1902, v. 2 (art. 8); ref. 14843] Mathioya River, Kenya. Syntypes: BMNH 1902.5.26.35-36 (2). •Synonym of Barbus oxyrhynchus Pfeffer 1889 -- (Lévêque & Daget 1984:276 [ref. 6186], Seegers et al. 2003:32 [ref. 28087]). •Synonym of Labeobarbus oxyrhynchus (Pfeffer 1889) -- (Vreven et al. 2016:65 [ref. 34168]). Current status: Synonym of Labeobarbus oxyrhynchus (Pfeffer 1889). Cyprinidae: Torinae. Habitat: freshwater.

petitjeani, Barbus Daget [J.] 1962:77, Fig. 16; Pl. 8 (fig. 17) [Mémoires de l'Institut français d'Afrique Noire No. 65; ref. 5866] Bafing at Ballay, upper Senegal, Guinea (±10°31'N, 11°55'W). Syntypes: MNHN 1959-0108 (3). Additional material: MNHN 1960-0431 and 0432 (1, 2). •Valid as Barbus petitjeani Daget 1962 -- (Lévêque & Daget 1984:280 [ref. 6186], Lévêque in Lévêque et al. 1990:308 [ref. 21589]). •Valid as Labeobarbus petitjeani (Daget 1962) -- (Tsigenopoulos et al. 2010:852 [ref. 34067], Vreven et al. 2016:66 [ref. 34168], Beshera et al. 2016:377 [ref. 34343]). Current status: Valid as Labeobarbus petitjeani (Daget 1962). Cyprinidae: Torinae. Distribution: Guinea, West Africa. Habitat: freshwater.

pienaarii, Barbus Fitzsimons [V.] 1949:195, Fig. 1 [Annals of the Transvaal Museum v. 21 (pt 2); ref. 18086] Vaal River near Villiers, South Africa. Holotype: SAIAB [formerly RUSI] 45824 [ex TMP 21828]. Paratypes: SAIAB [formerly RUSI] 44304 [ex TMP 21829] (2, now 1); TMP 21887 (1) not found in 1996. •Synonym of Barbus kimberleyensis Gilchrist & Thompson 1913 -- (Lévêque & Daget 1984:259 [ref. 6186]). •Synonym of Labeobarbus kimberleyensis (Gilchrist & Thompson 1913) -- (Vreven et al. 2016:61 [ref. 34168]). Current status: Synonym of Labeobarbus kimberleyensis (Gilchrist & Thompson 1913). Cyprinidae: Torinae. Habitat: freshwater.

pietschmanni, Barbus Lohberger [K.] 1929:92 [1] [Anzeiger der Akademie der Wissenschaften in Wien, Mathematisch-Naturwissenschaftliche Klasse v. 66 (no. 11) (for 18 Apr. 1929); ref. 15907] Sesse Islands, Lake Victoria [Victoria Nyanza]. Holotype (unique): NMW 54567. On p. 1 of separate. •Synonym of Barbus altianalis Boulenger 1900 -- (Lévêque & Daget 1984:223 [ref. 6186], De Vos & Thys van den Audenaerde 1990:10 [ref. 17656], Seegers et al. 2003:30 [ref. 28087]). •Synonym of Labeobarbus altianalis (Boulenger 1900) -- (Vreven et al. 2016:55 [ref. 34168]). Current status: Synonym of Labeobarbus altianalis (Boulenger 1900). Cyprinidae: Torinae. Habitat: freshwater.

plagiostomus, Barbus Boulenger [G. A.] 1902:429 [Annals and Magazine of Natural History (Series 7) v. 10 (no. 60) (art. 59); ref. 14852] Ethiopia. Syntypes: BMNH 1902.12.13.271-272 (2) Kassam River at Awhorra Mullka in Shoa, BMNH 1902.12.13.273 (1) Gota River at Marmusa. •Synonym of Barbus intermedius Rüppell 1835 -- (Lévêque & Daget 1984:252 [ref. 6186], Seegers et al. 2003:31 [ref. 28087]). •Synonym of Labeobarbus intermedius (Rüppell 1835) -- (Vreven et al. 2016:60 [ref. 34168]). Current status: Synonym of Labeobarbus intermedius (Rüppell 1835). Cyprinidae: Torinae. Habitat: freshwater.

platydorsus, Barbus Nagelkerke [L. A. J.] & Sibbing [F. A.] 1997:139, Fig. 5.17 [A revision of the large barbs; ref. 23829] Rema (locality 25), Lake Tana, Ethiopia (11°51'N, 37°28'E). Holotype: RMNH 32970. Paratypes: RMNH 32971-79 (9, 7 localities). •Valid as Barbus platydorsus Nagelkerke & Sibbing 1997 -- (Nagelkerke & Sibbing 1998:5 [ref. 23807], Nagelkerke & Sibbing 2000:198 [ref. 24546], de Graaf et al. 2000:7 [ref. 25061]). •Valid as Labeobarbus platydorsus (Nagelkerke & Sibbing 1997) -- (de Graaf et al. 2010:340 [ref. 34085], Nagelkerke et al. 2015:1198 [ref. 34084], Vreven et al. 2016:66 [ref. 34168], Beshera et al. 2016:377 [ref. 34343], Beshera et al. 2023:190 [ref. 40418]). Current status: Valid as Labeobarbus platydorsus (Nagelkerke & Sibbing 1997). Cyprinidae: Torinae. Distribution: East Africa: Lake Tana (Ethiopia). Habitat: freshwater.

platyrhinus, Barbus Boulenger [G. A.] 1900:479 [Annals and Magazine of Natural History (Series 7) v. 6 (no. 35); ref. 14721] South of Usambura, Lake Tanganyika (±3°22'S, 29°22'E). Holotype (unique): BMNH 1906.9.6.12. •Valid as Barbus platyrhinus Boulenger 1900 -- (Lévêque & Daget 1984:280 [ref. 6186]). •Valid as Labeobarbus platyrhinus (Boulenger 1900) -- (Yang et al. 2015:112 [ref. 33694], Vreven et al. 2016:67 [ref. 34168]). Current status: Valid as Labeobarbus platyrhinus (Boulenger 1900). Cyprinidae: Torinae. Distribution: Lake Tanganyika and its affluent of Koki River, eastern Africa. Habitat: freshwater.

platystomus, Barbus Boulenger [G. A.] 1902:430 [Annals and Magazine of Natural History (Series 7) v. 10 (no. 60) (art. 59); ref. 14852] Bahardar, Lake Tsana [Tana], Ethiopia, elevation about 5500 feet. Syntypes: BMNH 1902.12.13.274-275 (2). •Synonym of Barbus intermedius Rüppell 1835 -- (Lévêque & Daget 1984:252 [ref. 6186]). •Synonym of Labeobarbus intermedius (Rüppell 1835) -- (Vreven et al. 2016:60 [ref. 34168]). Current status: Synonym of Labeobarbus intermedius (Rüppell 1835). Cyprinidae: Torinae. Habitat: freshwater.

platystomus, Varicorhinus Pappenheim [P.] in Pappenheim & Boulenger 1914:236, Pl. 1 (fig. 2) [Wissenschaftliche Ergebnisse der Deutschen Zentral-Afrika Expedition, 1907-1908 v. 5 (Zool. 3); ref. 18518] Wase River, Rwanda, elevation 1800 meters. Syntypes: ZMB 19051 (1), 34769 (1). Specific name is a noun. •Valid as Varicorhinus platystomus Pappenheim 1914 -- (Lévêque & Daget 1984:339 [ref. 6186] as platystoma). •Valid as Labeobarbus platystomus (Pappenheim 1914) -- (Vreven et al. 2016:67 [ref. 34168]). Current status: Valid as Labeobarbus platystomus (Pappenheim 1914). Cyprinidae: Torinae. Distribution: Mukungwa River, Rwanda, Eastern Africa. Habitat: freshwater.

pojeri, Barbus Poll [M.] 1944:4, Fig. 2 [Bulletin du Musée Royal d'Histoire Naturelle de Belgique v. 20 (no. 3); ref. 13181] Lukuga River, Albertville [Kalemie] Region, Democratic Republic of Congo (±5°56'S, 29°12'E). Holotype: IRSNB 71. Paratypes: IRSNB 599 (1). Type catalog: Walschaerts 1987:12 [ref. 20755], Derijst 1991:29 [ref. 21528]. •Synonym of Barbus caudovittatus Boulenger 1902 -- (Lévêque & Daget 1984:239 [ref. 6186]). •Synonym of Labeobarbus caudovittatus (Boulenger 1902). •Valid as Labeobarbus pojeri (Poll 1944) -- (Kullander & Roberts 2012:360, 368 [ref. 31751], Vreven et al. 2016:67 [ref. 34168], Decru et al. 2022:19 [ref. 39816]). Current status: Valid as Labeobarbus pojeri (Poll 1944). Cyprinidae: Torinae. Distribution: Central Africa: Lukuga River drainage, Congo basin, Democratic Republic of Congo. Habitat: freshwater.

polylepis, Barbus Boulenger [G. A.] 1907:308, Fig. 90 [Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 1907 (pt 2) (art. 1); ref. 15132] Klein Olifant River, Transvaal [now Gauteng], South Africa (±25°41'S, 29°20'E). Holotype (unique): BMNH 1907.3.15.33. •Valid as Barbus polylepis Boulenger 1907 -- (Lévêque & Daget 1984:282 [ref. 6186], Skelton 1993:170 [ref. 24071]). •Valid as Labeobarbus polylepis (Boulenger 1907) -- (Skelton 2001:170 [ref. 27406], Tsigenopoulos et al. 2010:852 [ref. 34067], de Graaf et al. 2010:340 [ref. 34085], Vreven et al. 2016:67 [ref. 34168], Beshera et al. 2016:377 [ref. 34343]). Current status: Valid as Labeobarbus polylepis (Boulenger 1907). Cyprinidae: Torinae. Distribution: Southeastern Africa. Habitat: freshwater.

procatopus, Barbus Boulenger [G. A.] 1916:244 [Annals and Magazine of Natural History (Series 8) v. 17 (no. 99); ref. 15050] [Amala River, entering east side of Lake Baringo, Kenya.] Tributary of Mara River, Lake Victoria system. Syntypes: (3) BMNH 1916.1.14.7 [ex Nairobi Mus.] (1), Nairobi Mus. (2?). Original type locality in error -- Seegers et al. 2003:30 [ref. 28087]. •Synonym of Barbus intermedius Rüppell 1835, subspecies australis Banister 1973 -- (Lévêque & Daget 1984:255 [ref. 6186]). •Synonym of Barbus altianalis Boulenger 1900 -- (Seegers et al. 2003:30 [ref. 28087] with type locality correction and as procathopus). •Synonym of Labeobarbus altianalis (Boulenger 1900) based on placement of altianalis. •Synonym of Labeobarbus intermedius (Rüppell 1835) -- (Vreven et al. 2016:60 [ref. 34168]). Current status: Synonym of Labeobarbus intermedius (Rüppell 1835). Cyprinidae: Torinae. Habitat: freshwater.

progenys, Barbus Boulenger [G. A.] 1903:24, Pl. 3 (fig. 1) [Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 1903, v. 1 (pt 1) (art. 3); ref. 570] Kribi River, southern Cameroon (±2°56'N, 9°54'E). Holotype (unique): BMNH 1902.11.12.127. •Valid as Barbus progenys Boulenger 1903 -- (Lévêque & Daget 1984:282 [ref. 6186]). •Valid as Labeobarbus progenys (Boulenger 1903) -- (De Weirdt et al. 2007:517 [ref. 30024], Vreven et al. 2016:67 [ref. 34168], Fermon et al. 2022:137 [ref. 39448]). Current status: Valid as Labeobarbus progenys (Boulenger 1903). Cyprinidae: Torinae. Distribution: Western-central Africa: southern Cameroon south to Congo, including central Congo River basin. Habitat: freshwater.

prognathus, Barbus platystomus Bini [G.] 1940:173, Pl. 9 [Missione di Studio al Lago Tana, Roma v. 3; ref. 13041] Lake Tana, Ethiopia. Syntypes: (2) lost. Subspecific name spelled prognatus on Pl. 9. Name appears first on p. 161. •Synonym of Barbus intermedius Rüppell 1835 -- (Lévêque & Daget 1984:254 [ref. 6186]). •Not collected -- (Nagelkerke & Sibbing 1997:146 [ref. 23829]). •Synonym of Labeobarbus intermedius (Rüppell 1835) -- (Vreven et al. 2016:60 [ref. 34168]). Current status: Synonym of Labeobarbus intermedius (Rüppell 1835). Cyprinidae: Torinae. Habitat: freshwater.

pungweensis, Varicorhinus Jubb [R. A.] 1959:307, Fig. 2 [Occasional Papers of the National Museums of Southern Rhodesia. B, Natural Sciences. v. 3 (no. 23B); ref. 11999] Pungwe River, Inyangea District, Zimbabwe [s. Rhodesia], 18°24'S, 32°58'E. Holotype: SAIAB [formerly RUSI] 113 [ex AMG F850]. Paratypes: SAIAB 120015-120018 (4) [ex AMG P851-854]. Type catalog: Skelton & Stuart 1987:184 [ref. 12628]. •Valid as Varicorhinus pungweensis Jubb 1959 -- (Lévêque & Daget 1984:340 [ref. 6186], Skelton 1993:175 [ref. 24071], Tweddle & Skelton 1998:381 [ref. 23328], Skelton 2001:175 [ref. 27406], Marshall 2011:107 [ref. 31755]). •Valid as Labeobarbus pungweensis (Jubb 1959) -- (Vreven et al. 2016:67 [ref. 34168]). Current status: Valid as Labeobarbus pungweensis (Jubb 1959). Cyprinidae: Torinae. Distribution: Zimbabwe and Mozambique, southeastern Africa. Habitat: freshwater.

radcliffii, Barbus Boulenger [G. A.] 1903:218 [Annals and Magazine of Natural History (Series 7) v. 12 (no. 68) (art. 14); ref. 15015] Lake Victoria [Victoria Nyanza]. Holotype (unique): BMNH 1904.5.19.13 (skin). •Synonym of Barbus altianalis Boulenger 1900, but a valid subspecies -- (Lévêque & Daget 1984:223 [ref. 6186], De Vos & Thys van den Audenaerde 1990:10 [ref. 17656]). •Synonym of Barbus altianalis Boulenger 1900 -- (Seegers et al. 2003:30 [ref. 28087]). •Synonym of Labeobarbus altianalis (Boulenger 1900) -- (Vreven et al. 2016:55 [ref. 34168]). Current status: Synonym of Labeobarbus altianalis (Boulenger 1900). Cyprinidae: Torinae. Habitat: freshwater.

rhinoceros, Barbus Copley [H.] 1938:191 [The Journal of the East Africa and Uganda Natural History Society v. 13 (no. 5); ref. 17184] Athi River, Kenya. Possible types: BMNH 1936.12.22.35-39 (5). See comments under Barbus mariae Holly 1929. •Synonym of Barbus mariae Holly 1929 -- (Lévêque & Daget 1984:266 [ref. 6186]). •Valid as Labeobarbus rhinoceros (Copley 1938) -- (Vreven et al. 2016:31, 68 [ref. 34168]). Current status: Valid as Labeobarbus rhinoceros (Copley 1938). Cyprinidae: Torinae. Distribution: Athi and Tana river systems, Kenya, Africa. Habitat: freshwater.

rhinophorus, Barbus Boulenger [G. A.] 1910:552 [Annals and Magazine of Natural History (Series 8) v. 6 (no. 36); ref. 577] Lucala River at Lucala, Angola (±9°16'23"S, 15°14'42"E). Syntypes: BMNH 1911.6.1.37-38 (2). •Valid as Barbus rhinophorus Boulenger 1910 -- (Lévêque & Daget 1984:285 [ref. 6186]). •Valid as Enteromius rhinophorus (Boulenger 1910) -- (Yang et al. 2015:112 [ref. 33694]). •Valid as Labeobarbus rhinophorus (Boulenger 1910) -- (Vreven et al. 2016:68 [ref. 34168], Skelton 2019:232 [ref. 36564]). Current status: Valid as Labeobarbus rhinophorus (Boulenger 1910). Cyprinidae: Torinae. Distribution: Southwestern Africa: Lucala River, Angola. Habitat: freshwater.

rhodesianus, Barbus Boulenger [G. A.] 1902:14, Pl. 2 (fig. 2) [Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 1902, v. 2 (pt 1) (art. 2); ref. 14842] Near Mazoë, Zimbabwe. Syntypes: BMNH 1902.2.12.143-146 (4). •Synonym of Barbus marequensis Smith 1841 -- (Lévêque & Daget 1984:265 [ref. 6186]). •Synonym of Labeobarbus marequensis (Smith 1841) -- (Vreven et al. 2016:63 [ref. 34168]). Current status: Synonym of Labeobarbus marequensis (Smith 1841). Cyprinidae: Torinae. Habitat: freshwater.

robertsi, Varicorhinus Banister [K. E.] 1984:279, Figs. 8-11 [Bulletin of the British Museum (Natural History) Zoology v. 47 (no. 5); ref. 5282] Sanga waterfalls at the tailwaters of the hydroelectric dam at Sanga on the Inkisi River, Democratic Republic of Congo (4°50'S, 14°57'E). Holotype: BMNH 1983.3.30.20. Paratypes: BMNH 1983.3.30.21-38 (18). •Valid as Labeobarbus robertsi (Banister 1984) -- (Vreven et al. 2016:68 [ref. 34168], Vreven et al. 2018:[49] [ref. 36119], Skelton 2019:229 [ref. 36564]). Current status: Valid as Labeobarbus robertsi (Banister 1984). Cyprinidae: Torinae. Distribution: Inkisi River, Democratic Republic of Congo. Habitat: freshwater.

robinsoni, Barbus Gilchrist [J. D. F.] & Thompson [W. W.] 1913:387 [Annals of the South African Museum v. 11 (pt 5); ref. 14958] KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa, southwestern Indian Ocean. Holotype (unique): SAM 11371 [now at AMG]. •Synonym of Barbus natalensis Castelnau 1861 -- (Lévêque & Daget 1984:272 [ref. 6186]). •Synonym of Labeobarbus natalensis (Castelnau 1861) -- (Vreven et al. 2016:65 [ref. 34168]). Current status: Synonym of Labeobarbus natalensis (Castelnau 1861). Cyprinidae: Torinae. Habitat: freshwater.

rocadasi, Barbus Boulenger [G. A.] 1910:550 [Annals and Magazine of Natural History (Series 8) v. 6 (no. 36); ref. 577] Quanza and Lucalla rivers, Angola (±13°49'S, 17°26'E). Syntypes: (many) ANSP 37986-91 (6) Lucalla River, BMNH 1911.6.1.19-20 (2) Lucalla River, 1911.6.1.21-25 (5) Cambambe, 1911.6.1.27-28 (2) Dondo, BMNH (1, skeleton); ZMB 18214 (6) Lucalla. Type catalog: Böhlke 1984:89 [ref. 13621]. •Valid as Barbus rocadasi Boulenger 1910 -- (Lévêque & Daget 1984:285 [ref. 6186]). •Valid as Labeo rocadasi (Boulenger 1910) -- (Skelton 2019:233 [ref. 36564]). •Valid as Labeobarbus rocadasi (Boulenger 1910) -- (De Weirdt et al. 2007:527 [ref. 30024], Vreven et al. 2016:68 [ref. 34168], Skelton 2019:232 [ref. 36564]). Current status: Valid as Labeobarbus rocadasi (Boulenger 1910). Cyprinidae: Torinae. Distribution: Western Africa. Habitat: freshwater.

rosae, Barbus Boulenger [G. A.] 1910:552 [Annals and Magazine of Natural History (Series 8) v. 6 (no. 36); ref. 577] Lucala River at Lucala, Angola (±9°16'23"S, 15°14'42"E). Syntypes: (5) BMNH 1911.6.1.39-41 (3), NMW 54500 (1), ZMB 18216 (1). •Valid as Barbus rosae Boulenger 1910 -- (Lévêque & Daget 1984:286 [ref. 6186]). •Valid as Enteromius rosae (Boulenger 1910) -- (Yang et al. 2015:112 [ref. 33694]). •Valid as Labeobarbus rosae (Boulenger 1910) -- (Vreven et al. 2016:68 [ref. 34168], Skelton 2019:232 [ref. 36564]). Current status: Valid as Labeobarbus rosae (Boulenger 1910). Cyprinidae: Torinae. Distribution: Southwestern Africa: Lucala River, Angola. Habitat: freshwater.

roylii, Barbus Boulenger [G. A.] 1912:13, Pl. 21 [Annales du Musée du Congo Belge Sér. C (Zoologie) (Sér. 1) v. 2 (fasc. 3); ref. 581] Loango at N'Kutu and Luali River at Buco Zau, Congo (±4°57'S, 12°35'E). Syntypes: (10) ANSP 38548 (1) Luali R.; BMNH 1912.4.1.338-340 (3) Loango R., 1912.4.1.341-342 (2) Luali R.; MRAC 1533-1535 (1, 1, 1); NMW 54501 (1); ZMB 18809 (1) Buco Zau. Type catalog: Böhlke 1984:89 [ref. 13621]. •Valid as Barbus roylii Boulenger 1912 -- (Lévêque & Daget 1984:286 [ref. 6186]). •Valid as Labeobarbus roylii (Boulenger 1912) -- (De Weirdt et al. 2007:523 [ref. 30024], Vreven et al. 2016:68 [ref. 34168], Skelton 2019:227 [ref. 36564]). Current status: Valid as Labeobarbus roylii (Boulenger 1912). Cyprinidae: Torinae. Distribution: West Africa: Republic of Congo, Democratic Republic of Congo and Angola. Habitat: freshwater.

ruandae, Varicorhinus Pappenheim [P.] in Pappenheim & Boulenger 1914:236, Pl. 1 (fig. 1) [Wissenschaftliche Ergebnisse der Deutschen Zentral-Afrika Expedition, 1907-1908 v. 5 (Zool. 3); ref. 18518] Mkunga, Rausa, Rwanda, central Africa (±1°32'S, 29°42'E). Holotype (unique): ZMB 19050. •Valid as Varicorhinus ruandae Pappenheim 1914 -- (Lévêque & Daget 1984:340 [ref. 6186]). •Valid as Labeobarbus ruandae (Pappenheim 1914) -- (Vreven et al. 2016:68 [ref. 34168]). Current status: Valid as Labeobarbus ruandae (Pappenheim 1914). Cyprinidae: Torinae. Distribution: Rwanda, eastern Africa. Habitat: freshwater.

ruasae, Barbus (Barbus) Pappenheim [P.] in Pappenheim & Boulenger 1914:238, Pl. 2 (fig. 2) [Wissenschaftliche Ergebnisse der Deutschen Zentral-Afrika Expedition, 1907-1908 v. 5 (Zool. 3); ref. 18518] Mkunga, Rausa, Rwanda (±1°32'S, 29°42'E). Lectotype: ZMB 22652 [ex ZMB 19053]. Paralectotypes: ZMB 19053 (1). Lectotype selected by Banister 1973 [ref. 7554]. •Valid as Barbus ruasae Pappenheim 1914 -- (Lévêque & Daget 1984:286 [ref. 6186], De Vos & Thys van den Audenaerde 1990:18 [ref. 17656]). •Valid as Labeobarbus ruasae (Pappenheim 1914) -- (Yang et al. 2015:112 [ref. 33694], Vreven et al. 2016:68 [ref. 34168]). Current status: Valid as Labeobarbus ruasae (Pappenheim 1914). Cyprinidae: Torinae. Distribution: Rwanda, eastern Africa. Habitat: freshwater.

rudolfianus, Barbus bynni Worthington [E. B.] 1932:123 [The Journal of the Linnean Society of London. Zoology v. 38 (no. 258); ref. 16405] Lake Rudolf [Lake Turkana], Kenya. Syntypes: BMNH 1932.6.13.300-303 (4). •Synonym of Barbus bynni (Forsskål 1775) -- (Lévêque & Daget 1984:234 [ref. 6186], Seegers et al. 2003:31 [ref. 28087]). •Synonym of Labeobarbus bynni (Forsskål 1775) -- (Vreven et al. 2016:56 [ref. 34168]). •Synonym of Labeobarbus bynni (Fabricius 1775), Current status: Synonym of Labeobarbus bynni (Fabricius 1775). Cyprinidae: Torinae. Habitat: freshwater.

rueppelli, Barbus Boulenger [G. A.] 1902:427 [Annals and Magazine of Natural History (Series 7) v. 10 (no. 60) (art. 59); ref. 14852] Errer River, a mountain stream flowing north from Jebel-Amhar range, Upper Adal country, Ethiopia, elevation about 4000 feet. Syntypes: (5) BMNH 1902.12.13.225-228 (4). On Official List (Opinion 1285). Original spelling is correct -- see Kullander 2016:96 [ref. 34436]. •Synonym of Barbus intermedius Rüppell 1835 -- (Lévêque & Daget 1984:252 [ref. 6186] as rueppellii). •Synonym of Labeobarbus intermedius (Rüppell 1835) -- (Vreven et al. 2016:60 [ref. 34168]). Current status: Synonym of Labeobarbus intermedius (Rüppell 1835). Cyprinidae: Torinae. Habitat: freshwater.

rueppellii, Labeo Pfeffer [G. J.] 1896:51 [Die Thierwelt Ost-Afrikas und der Nachbargebiete v. 3; ref. 14617] Victoria Nyanza, Lake Ukerewe [Kagehi or Kageyi, east of Kayenze, southern shore of Lake Victoria, Mwanza district, Tanzania, 2°23'S, 33°06'E]. Holotype (unique): ZMB 12750. Type catalog: Seegers 2008:183 [ref. 29830]. Original as rüppellii. Not available, on Official Index (Opinion 1285). •In the synonymy of Barbus altianalis Boulenger 1900 -- (Lévêque & Daget 1984:222 [ref. 6186], Seegers et al. 2003:30 [ref. 28087], Seegers 2008:183 [ref. 29830]). •In the synonymy of Labeobarbus altianalis (Boulenger 1900) -- (Vreven et al. 2016:55 [ref. 34168]). Suppressed. Current status: Synonym of Labeobarbus altianalis (Boulenger 1900). Cyprinidae: Torinae.

ruspolii, Barbus Vinciguerra [D.] 1897:29 [Annali del Museo Civico di Storia Naturale di Genova (Serie 2) v. 17; ref. 17888] Abaya [Abaia] and Gandjule (Margherita) Lakes, Ethiopia. Holotype: MSNG 17333 (dry, poor condition). Type catalog: Tortonese 1961:185 [ref. 10343]. •Synonym of Barbus bynni (Forsskål 1775) -- (Lévêque & Daget 1984:233 [ref. 6186]). •Synonym of Labeobarbus bynni (Forsskål 1775) -- (Vreven et al. 2016:57 [ref. 34168]). •Synonym of Labeobarbus bynni (Fabricius 1775), Current status: Synonym of Labeobarbus bynni (Fabricius 1775). Cyprinidae: Torinae. Habitat: freshwater.

ruwenzorii, Capoeta (Pterocapoeta) Pellegrin [J.] 1909:156 [Bulletin de la Société Zoologique de France v. 34 (no. 7/8); ref. 14409] Wimi River, Ruvenzori, zone inferieure, East Africa (±0°23'N, 29°54'E). Syntypes: MNHN 1909-0583 to 0585 (3). Type catalog: Bertin & Estève 1948:44 [ref. 19574]. Originally as Capoëta (Pterocapoëta) ruwenzorii. Also appeared in Pellegrin 1910:284, Pl. 14 (fig. 1) [ref. 22251]. •Valid as Varicorhinus ruwenzorii (Pellegrin 1909) -- (Lévêque & Daget 1984:340 [ref. 6186]). •Valid as Labeobarbus ruwenzorii (Pellegrin 1909) -- (Vreven et al. 2016:68 [ref. 34168], Akoth et al. 2023:8 [ref. 40069]). Current status: Valid as Labeobarbus ruwenzorii (Pellegrin 1909). Cyprinidae: Torinae. Distribution: East Africa. Habitat: freshwater.

sabiensis, Barbus Gilchrist [J. D. F.] & Thompson [W. W.] 1913:397 [Annals of the South African Museum v. 11 (pt 5); ref. 14958] Sabi River, Magalies River system, Malalane, Transvaal [now Gauteng], South Africa. Lectotype: SAM 10760 [now at AMG]. Paralectotypes: (4) TMP 10111 Magalies River and Malanene; ?SAM 10766 (1). Lectotype selected by Groenewald 1958 [ref. 12069]. •Synonym of Barbus marequensis Smith 1841 -- (Lévêque & Daget 1984:266 [ref. 6186]). •Synonym of Labeobarbus marequensis (Smith 1841) -- (Vreven et al. 2016:63 [ref. 34168]). Current status: Synonym of Labeobarbus marequensis (Smith 1841). Cyprinidae: Torinae. Habitat: freshwater.

sacratus, Barbus Daget [J.] 1963:577 [Mémoires de l'Institut français d'Afrique Noire No. 66; ref. 4594] Mount Nimba, French Guinea (±8°23'N, 9°17'W). Syntypes: MNHN 1959-0119 (4) Zié at 500 meters elevation, 1959-0139 (1) Sérédou. •Valid as Barbus sacratus Daget 1963 -- (Lévêque & Daget 1984:286 [ref. 6186], Lévêque et al. 1989:117 [ref. 26480], Lévêque in Lévêque et al. 1990:307 [ref. 21589], Paugy et al. 1990:338 [ref. 26477], Stiassny 1991:7 [ref. 19336]). •Valid as Labeobarbus sacratus (Daget 1963) -- (Tsigenopoulos et al. 2010:853 [ref. 34067], Vreven et al. 2016:68 [ref. 34168], Beshera et al. 2016:377 [ref. 34343]). Current status: Valid as Labeobarbus sacratus (Daget 1963). Cyprinidae: Torinae. Distribution: Guinea and Liberia, West Africa. Habitat: freshwater.

sakaniae, Barbus chilotes Poll [M.] 1938:413, Fig. 13 [Revue de Zoologie et de Botanique Africaines v. 30 (no. 4); ref. 17167] Kandulu, near Sakania, tributary of Luembe River, Democratic Republic of Congo. Syntypes: MRAC 50061-62 (1, 1). Type catalog: Derijst 1991:26 [ref. 21528]. •Synonym of Barbus caudovittatus Boulenger 1902 -- (Lévêque & Daget 1984:239 [ref. 6186]). •Synonym of Labeobarbus caudovittatus (Boulenger 1902) -- (Vreven et al. 2016:57 [ref. 34168]). Current status: Synonym of Labeobarbus caudovittatus (Boulenger 1902). Cyprinidae: Torinae. Habitat: freshwater.

sandersi, Varicorhinus Boulenger [G. A.] 1912:11, Pl. 19 (fig. 1) [Annales du Musée du Congo Belge Sér. C (Zoologie) (Sér. 1) v. 2 (fasc. 3); ref. 581] N'Kutu, Loango River, Angola (±4°57'S, 12°35'E). Lectotype: BMNH 1912.4.1.333. Paralectotypes: BMNH 1912.4.1.337 (1) Luali R., 1912.4.1.334-336 (2!) Loango R.; MRAC 1525 (1), 1526 (1), 1527 (1); ZMB 18808 (1) Buco Zau. Lectotype selected by Vreven et al. 2016:69 [ref. 34168]. •Valid as Varicorhinus sandersi Boulenger 1912 -- (Lévêque & Daget 1984:340 [ref. 6186], Getahun et al. 2004:159 [ref. 27830], Getahun et al. 2004:159 [ref. 27830], De Weirdt et al. 2007:543 [ref. 30024]). •Valid as Labeobarbus sandersi (Boulenger 1912) -- (Vreven et al. 2016:31, 69 [ref. 34168], Skelton 2019:227 [ref. 36564], Fermon et al. 2022:137 [ref. 39448]). Current status: Valid as Labeobarbus sandersi (Boulenger 1912). Cyprinidae: Torinae. Distribution: Western-central Africa: southern Cameroon south to Chiloango River (Angola). Habitat: freshwater.

sector, Barbus Boulenger [G. A.] 1907:309, Pl. 18 (fig. 2) [Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 1907 (pt 2) (art. 1); ref. 15132] Groot Olifant River, Transvaal [now Gauteng], South Africa. Holotype (unique): BMNH 1907.3.15.35. •Synonym of Barbus marequensis Smith 1841 -- (Lévêque & Daget 1984:265 [ref. 6186]). •Synonym of Labeobarbus marequensis (Smith 1841) -- (Vreven et al. 2016:63 [ref. 34168]). Current status: Synonym of Labeobarbus marequensis (Smith 1841). Cyprinidae: Torinae. Habitat: freshwater.

seeberi, Barbus Gilchrist [J. D. F.] & Thompson [W. W.] 1913:398, Fig. 57 [Annals of the South African Museum v. 11 (pt 5); ref. 14958] Olifants River, Cape Province, South Africa (±32°11'S, 18°54'E). Syntypes: (3) BMNH 1936.8.4.6 [ex SAM] (1), SAIAB 134867 [ex SAM 10672 [now at AMG] (3, now 2)]. •Synonym of Barbus capensis Smith 1841 -- (Lévêque & Daget 1984:237 [ref. 6186]). •Valid as Labeobarbus seeberi (Gilchrist & Thompson 1913) -- (Vreven et al. 2016:21, 69 [ref. 34168], Skelton et al. 2018:4 [ref. 35835]). Current status: Valid as Labeobarbus seeberi (Gilchrist & Thompson 1913). Cyprinidae: Torinae. Distribution: Clanwilliam - Olifants River system, Western Cape, South Africa. Habitat: freshwater.

seguensis, Barbus Pellegrin [J.] 1925:281 [Bulletin du Muséum National d'Histoire Naturelle (Série 1) v. 31 (no. 4); ref. 15560] Niger River, Ségou, southern Mali, western Africa. Holotype (unique): MNHN 1925-0193. Type catalog: Bertin & Estève 1948:36-37 [ref. 19574]. •Synonym of Barbus foureaui Pellegrin 1919 -- (Lévêque & Daget 1984:245 [ref. 6186]). •Synonym of Barbus bynni (Forsskål 1775), subspecies occidentalis Boulenger 1911 -- (Lévêque in Lévêque et al. 1990:301 [ref. 21589]). •Synonym of Labeobarbus bynni (Forsskål 1775), subspecies occidentalis (Boulenger 1911), based on placement of bynni. •Synonym of Labeobarbus bynni (Forsskål 1775) -- (Vreven et al. 2016:57 [ref. 34168]). •Synonym of Labeobarbus bynni (Fabricius 1775), Current status: Synonym of Labeobarbus bynni (Fabricius 1775). Cyprinidae: Torinae. Habitat: freshwater.

semireticulatus, Varicorhinus Pellegrin [J.] 1924:286, Fig. 2 [Bulletin de la Société Zoologique de France v. 49 (no. 3/5); ref. 15463] Louvisi River, Gabon (±4°17'S, 13°57'E). Syntypes: MNHN 1924-0052 (2). •Valid as Varicorhinus semireticulatus Pellegrin 1924 -- (Lévêque & Daget 1984:340 [ref. 6186] with a holotype, Getahun et al. 2004:159 [ref. 27830], De Weirdt et al. 2007:545 [ref. 30024]). •Valid as Labeobarbus semireticulatus (Pellegrin 1924) -- (Vreven et al. 2016:69 [ref. 34168]). Current status: Valid as Labeobarbus semireticulatus (Pellegrin 1924). Cyprinidae: Torinae. Distribution: Gabon. Habitat: freshwater.

somereni, Barbus Boulenger [G. A.] 1911:369 [Annals and Magazine of Natural History (Series 8) v. 8 (no. 45) (art. 45); ref. 14782] Sebwe River, snow-water stream on Mt. Ruwenzori, Uganda (±0°10'N, 30°12'E), elevation 6000 feet. Holotype (unique): BMNH 1911.7.26.1. •Valid as Barbus somereni Boulenger 1911 -- (Lévêque & Daget 1984:287 [ref. 6186] with species as somerini, De Vos & Thys van den Audenaerde 1990:13 [ref. 17656], De Vos et al. 2001:131 [ref. 26059] as 'Barbus'). •Valid as Labeobarbus somereni (Boulenger 1911) -- (Banyankimbona et al. 2012:276 [ref. 34113], Vreven et al. 2016:69 [ref. 34168], Kiselkewa et al. 2020:[8] 707 [ref. 38315], Akoth et al. 2023:9 [ref. 40069]). Current status: Valid as Labeobarbus somereni (Boulenger 1911). Cyprinidae: Torinae. Distribution: Eastern and central Africa. Habitat: freshwater.

stappersii, Barbus Boulenger [G. A.] 1915:165 [Revue de Zoologie Africaine v. 4 (fasc. 2); ref. 15086] Lake Moero [Lake Mweru], Democratic Republic of Congo (±9°00'S, 28°45'E). Holotype (unique): MRAC 14250. •Valid as Barbus stappersii Boulenger 1915 -- (Lévêque & Daget 1984:288 [ref. 6186]). •Valid as Labeobarbus stappersii (Boulenger 1915) -- (Vreven et al. 2016:31, 69 [ref. 34168]). Current status: Valid as Labeobarbus stappersii (Boulenger 1915). Cyprinidae: Torinae. Distribution: Democratic Republic of Congo. Habitat: freshwater.

stappersii, Varicorhinus Boulenger [G. A.] 1917:364 [Annals and Magazine of Natural History (Series 8) v. 20 (no. 119); ref. 15084] Lufuko River at Nyanza, Lake Tanganyika. Syntypes: BMNH 1920.5.25.36-37 (2), MRAC 14197 (1), 14222 (1). A secondary homonym of Labeobarbus stappersii (Boulenger 1915), if valid and placed in Labeobarbus. •Synonym of Barbus caudovittatus Boulenger 1902 -- (Lévêque & Daget 1984:239 [ref. 6186]). •Synonym of Labeobarbus caudovittatus (Boulenger 1902) -- (Vreven et al. 2016:31, 57 [ref. 34168]). 2°Homonym. Current status: Synonym of Labeobarbus caudovittatus (Boulenger 1902). Cyprinidae: Torinae. Habitat: freshwater.

steindachneri, Varicorhinus Boulenger [G. A.] 1910:547 [Annals and Magazine of Natural History (Series 8) v. 6 (no. 36); ref. 577] Lucala River at Lucala, Angola (±9°16'23"S, 15°14'42"E). Syntypes: ANSP 37992-93 (2); BMNH 1911.6.1.1-5 (5), 1910.11.28.147-157 (9, not 11); USNM 86618 (1); ZMB 18212 (3). Type catalog: Böhlke 1984:91 [ref. 13621]. See Vreven et al. 2016:69 [ref. 34168] for syntypes BMNH 1910.11.28.147-157. •Valid as Varicorhinus steindachneri Boulenger 1910 -- (Lévêque & Daget 1984:340 [ref. 6186], Getahun et al. 2004:159 [ref. 27830], Getahun et al. 2004:159 [ref. 27830], De Weirdt et al. 2007:545 [ref. 30024]). •Valid as Labeobarbus steindachneri (Boulenger 1910) -- (Vreven et al. 2016:69 [ref. 34168], Beshera et al. 2016:377 [ref. 34343], Skelton 2019:233 [ref. 36564], Fermon et al. 2022:137 [ref. 39448]). Current status: Valid as Labeobarbus steindachneri (Boulenger 1910). Cyprinidae: Torinae. Distribution: Western-central Africa: Cameroon south to Angola. Habitat: freshwater.

stenostoma, Varicorhinus Boulenger [G. A.] 1910:546 [Annals and Magazine of Natural History (Series 8) v. 6 (no. 36); ref. 577] Lucala River at Lucala, Angola (±9°16'23"S, 15°14'42"E). Holotype (unique): BMNH 1910.11.28.145. •Valid as Varicorhinus stenostoma Boulenger 1910 -- (Lévêque & Daget 1984:341 [ref. 6186], Getahun et al. 2004:159 [ref. 27830]). •Valid as Labeobarbus stenosoma (Boulenger 1910) -- (Vreven et al. 2016:70 [ref. 34168], Skelton 2019:233 [ref. 36564] as stenostomata). Current status: Valid as Labeobarbus stenostoma (Boulenger 1910). Cyprinidae: Torinae. Distribution: Southwestern Africa: Angola. Habitat: freshwater.

stigmaticus, Barbus Fowler [H. W.] 1934:421, Figs. 7-8 [Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia v. 86; ref. 1419] Mahai River, South Africa, elevation 5000 feet. Holotype: ANSP 54932. Paratypes: ANSP 54928-30 (3), USNM 103114 [ex ANSP 54931] (1). Additional material: (3). Type catalog: Böhlke 1984:91 [ref. 13621]. •Synonym of Barbus natalensis Castelnau 1861 -- (Lévêque & Daget 1984:272 [ref. 6186]). •Synonym of Labeobarbus natalensis (Castelnau 1861) -- (Vreven et al. 2016:65 [ref. 34168]). Current status: Synonym of Labeobarbus natalensis (Castelnau 1861). Cyprinidae: Torinae. Habitat: freshwater.

surkis, Barbus Rüppell [W. P. E. S.] 1835:5, Pl. 1 (fig. 1) [Museum Senckenbergianum: Abhandlungen aus dem Gebiete der beschreibenden Naturgeschichte, von Mitgliedern der Senckenbergischen Naturforschenden Gesellschaft in Frankfurt am Main v. 2 (no. 1); ref. 3845] Entos (locality 17), Lake Tana, Ethiopia (11°39'N, 37°22'E). Neotype: RMNH 32980. Unique holotype not found, neotype designated by Nagelkerke & Sibbing 1997:140 [ref. 23829]. •Synonym of Barbus intermedius Rüppell 1835 -- (Lévêque & Daget 1984:251 [ref. 6186]). •Valid as Barbus surkis Rüppell 1835 -- (Mina et al. 1996:387 [ref. 38254], Nagelkerke & Sibbing 1997:140 [ref. 23829], Nagelkerke & Sibbing 1998:5 [ref. 23807], Nagelkerke & Sibbing 2000:204 [ref. 24546]). •Valid as Labeobarbus surkis (Rüppell 1835) -- (de Graaf et al. 2010:342 [ref. 34085], Nagelkerke et al. 2015:1198 [ref. 34084], Vreven et al. 2016:70 [ref. 34168], Beshera et al. 2016:377 [ref. 34343], Beshera et al. 2023:190 [ref. 40418]). Current status: Valid as Labeobarbus surkis (Rüppell 1835). Cyprinidae: Torinae. Distribution: East Africa: Lake Tana and Didessa River (Ethiopia). Habitat: freshwater.

swierstrae, Barbus Gilchrist [J. D. F.] & Thompson [W. W.] 1913:393, Fig. 52 [Annals of the South African Museum v. 11 (pt 5); ref. 14958] Thabina River, Dwars River, Magalies River, and Pienaars River, Transvaal [now Gauteng], South Africa. Syntypes: (4) SAM 9665 [now at AMG] (1), SAIAB [formerly RUSI] 30034 [ex TMP 10114] (1), 30015 [ex TMP 10113] (1). •Synonym of Barbus marequensis Smith 1841 -- (Lévêque & Daget 1984:266 [ref. 6186]). •Synonym of Labeobarbus marequensis (Smith 1841) -- (Vreven et al. 2016:63 [ref. 34168]). Current status: Synonym of Labeobarbus marequensis (Smith 1841). Cyprinidae: Torinae. Habitat: freshwater.

tanensis, Barbus Günther [A.] 1894:90, Pl. 11 [Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 1894 (pt 1) (art. 4) (for 16 Jan. 1894); ref. 14553] Kenya. Syntypes: BMNH 1893.12.2.24-29 (6) Thika-thika R., 1893.12.2.30 (1), 1893.12.2.32-34 (3) Kibwesi R., 1893.12.2.35 (1) Kibwesi R., 1893.12.2.37-39 (3) Guaso el Narua. •Synonym of Barbus oxyrhynchus Pfeffer 1889 -- (Lévêque & Daget 1984:275 [ref. 6186]). •Valid as Labeobarbus tanensis (Günther 1894) -- (Beshera et al. 2023:190 [ref. 40418] as tasanensis). •Synonym of Labeobarbus oxyrhynchus (Pfeffer 1889) -- (Vreven et al. 2016:65 [ref. 34168]). Current status: Synonym of Labeobarbus oxyrhynchus (Pfeffer 1889). Cyprinidae: Torinae. Habitat: freshwater.

tornieri, Varicorhinus Steindachner [F.] 1906:152 [Annalen des Naturhistorischen Museums in Wien v. 21 (no. 2); ref. 15179] Nyong River, Cameroon (ca. 3°17'N, 9°54'E). Holotype: NMW 46053. •Valid as Varicorhinus tornieri Steindachner 1906 -- (Lévêque & Daget 1984:341 [ref. 6186], Getahun et al. 2004:159 [ref. 27830], Getahun et al. 2004:159 [ref. 27830], De Weirdt et al. 2007:547 [ref. 30024]). •Valid as Labeobarbus tornieri (Steindachner 1906) -- (Vreven et al. 2016:70 [ref. 34168], Fermon et al. 2022:137 [ref. 39448]). Current status: Valid as Labeobarbus tornieri (Steindachner 1906). Cyprinidae: Torinae. Distribution: Western-central Africa: Cameroon south to Gabon. Habitat: freshwater.

trachypterus, Barbus Boulenger [G. A.] 1915:164 [Revue de Zoologie Africaine v. 4 (fasc. 2); ref. 15086] Lake Moero [Lake Mweru], Democratic Republic of Congo (±9°00'S, 28°45'E). Holotype (unique): MRAC 11830. •Valid as Barbus trachypterus Boulenger 1915 -- (Lévêque & Daget 1984:291 [ref. 6186]). •Valid as Labeobarbus trachypterus (Boulenger 1915) -- (Yang et al. 2015:112 [ref. 33694], Vreven et al. 2016:70 [ref. 34168], Abwe et al. 2023:30 [ref. 39992]). •Valid as Enteromius trachypterus (Boulenger 1915) -- (Hayes & Armbruster 2017:355 [ref. 35417]). Current status: Valid as Labeobarbus trachypterus (Boulenger 1915). Cyprinidae: Torinae. Distribution: Southern-central Africa: upper Congo River system (Democratic Republic of Congo). Habitat: freshwater.

tropidolepis, Barbus Boulenger [G. A.] 1900:133, Pl. 49 (fig. 2) [Annales du Musee du Congo (Ser. Zoologie) v. 1 (fasc. 6); ref. 555] Lake Tanganyika (±3°22'S, 29°22'E). Lectotype: BMNH 1906.9.6.19-21 (smallest of 3). Paralectotypes: BMNH 1906.9.6.19-21 (2, with lectotype), MRAC 327-329 (1, 1, 1). Lectotype selected by Banister 1973 [ref. 7554]. •Valid as Barbus tropidolepis Boulenger 1900 -- (Lévêque & Daget 1984:294 [ref. 6186], De Vos et al. 2001:130 [ref. 26059] as 'Barbus", Kullander & Roberts 2012:360 [ref. 31751] as 'Barbus'). •Valid as Labeobarbus tropidolepis (Boulenger 1900) -- (Banyankimbona et al. 2012:276 [ref. 34113], Vreven et al. 2016:70 [ref. 34168]). Current status: Valid as Labeobarbus tropidolepis (Boulenger 1900). Cyprinidae: Torinae. Distribution: Lake Tanganyika basin. Habitat: freshwater.

truttiformis, Barbus Nagelkerke [L. A. J.] & Sibbing [F. A.] 1997:141, Fig. 5.19 [A revision of the large barbs; ref. 23829] Wanzaie (locality 30), Gumara River, tributary of Lake Tana, Ethiopia (11°46'N, 37°43'E). Holotype: RMNH 32990. Paratypes: RMNH 32991-99 (9, 5 localities). •Valid as Barbus truttiformis Nagelkerke & Sibbing 1997 -- (Nagelkerke & Sibbing 1998:5 [ref. 23807], Nagelkerke & Sibbing 2000:199 [ref. 24546], de Graaf et al. 2000:7 [ref. 25061]). •Valid as Labeobarbus truttiformis (Nagelkerke & Sibbing 1997) -- (de Graaf et al. 2010:340 [ref. 34085], Vreven et al. 2016:70 [ref. 34168], Beshera et al. 2016:377 [ref. 34343], Beshera et al. 2023:190 [ref. 40418]). Current status: Valid as Labeobarbus truttiformis (Nagelkerke & Sibbing 1997). Cyprinidae: Torinae. Distribution: East Africa: Lake Tana and its tributaries (Ethiopia). Habitat: freshwater.

tsanensis, Barbus Nagelkerke [L. A. J.] & Sibbing [F. A.] 1997:142, Fig. 5.20 [A revision of the large barbs; ref. 23829] Blue Nile (locality 13), Lake Tana, Ethiopia (11°37'N, 37°24'E). Holotype: RMNH 33000. Paratypes: RMNH 33001-09 (9, 5 localities). •Valid as Barbus tsanensis Nagelkerke & Sibbing 1997 -- (Nagelkerke & Sibbing 1998:5 [ref. 23807], Nagelkerke & Sibbing 2000:201 [ref. 24546]). •Valid as Labeobarbus tsanensis (Nagelkerke & Sibbing 1997) -- (de Graaf et al. 2010:340 [ref. 34085], Nagelkerke et al. 2015:1198 [ref. 34084], Vreven et al. 2016:70 [ref. 34168], Beshera et al. 2016:377 [ref. 34343]). Current status: Valid as Labeobarbus tsanensis (Nagelkerke & Sibbing 1997). Cyprinidae: Torinae. Distribution: Lake Tana, Ethiopia. Habitat: freshwater.

tugelensis, Barbus Fowler [H. W.] 1934:425, Figs. 13-14 [Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia v. 86; ref. 1419] Tugela River, Natal, South Africa. Holotype: ANSP 54916. Type catalog: Böhlke 1984:94 [ref. 13621]. •Synonym of Barbus natalensis Castelnau 1861 -- (Lévêque & Daget 1984:272 [ref. 6186]). •Synonym of Labeobarbus natalensis (Castelnau 1861) -- (Vreven et al. 2016:65 [ref. 34168]). Current status: Synonym of Labeobarbus natalensis (Castelnau 1861). Cyprinidae: Torinae. Habitat: freshwater.

upembensis, Varicorhinus Banister [K. E.] & Bailey [R. G.] 1979:229, Figs. 14-16 [Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society v. 66 (no. 3) (for July 1979); ref. 8851] Above the falls on the Kalumengonga River, Upemba National Park, Shaba, Democratic Republic of Congo (8°49'S, 27°13'E). Holotype: BMNH 1975.9.5.5. Paratypes: BMNH 1975.9.5.6-12 (7), 1975.9.5.13-17 (5). •Valid as Varicorhinus upembensis Banister & Bailey 1979 -- (Lévêque & Daget 1984:341 [ref. 6186]). •Valid as Labeobarbus upembensis (Banister & Bailey 1979) -- (Vreven et al. 2016:70 [ref. 34168]). Current status: Valid as Labeobarbus upembensis (Banister & Bailey 1979). Cyprinidae: Torinae. Distribution: Democratic Republic of Congo. Habitat: freshwater.

urotaenia, Barbus Boulenger [G. A.] 1913:158 [Revue de Zoologie Africaine v. 2 (fasc. 2); ref. 14944] Dungu, upper Uelé River, Democratic Republic of Congo (±3°37'N, 28°33'E). Syntypes: BMNH 1912.12.6.5 (1), MRAC 1791-1792 (2). •Valid as Barbus urotaenia Boulenger 1913 -- (Lévêque & Daget 1984:295 [ref. 6186]). •Valid as Labeobarbus urotaenia (Boulenger 1913) -- (Vreven et al. 2016:29, 70 [ref. 34168]). Current status: Valid as Labeobarbus urotaenia (Boulenger 1913). Cyprinidae: Torinae. Distribution: Upper Uelé River, Democratic Republic of Congo. Habitat: freshwater.

urundensis, Barbus altianalis David [L.] 1937:414 [Revue de Zoologie et de Botanique Africaines v. 29 (no. 4); ref. 15272] Malagarasi River system of Lake Tanganyika, Burundi. Syntypes: MRAC 46952-62 (11), 46963-65 (3), 46966-79 (14), 16980-96 (17), 46997-99 (3), 47000-02 (3). •Synonym of Barbus somereni Boulenger 1911 -- (Lévêque & Daget 1984:287 [ref. 6186] as somerini). •Synonym of Labeobarbus somereni (Boulenger 1911) based on placement of somereni. Current status: Synonym of Labeobarbus somereni (Boulenger 1911). Cyprinidae: Torinae. Habitat: freshwater.

varicorhinus, Labeo Valenciennes [A.] in Cuvier & Valenciennes 1844:491 [Histoire naturelle des poissons v. 17; ref. 1010] Gorazo, Ghana. •Synonym of Varicorhinus beso Rüppell 1835 -- (Lévêque & Daget 1984:337 [ref. 6186]). •Synonym of Labeobarbus beso (Rüppell 1835) -- (Vreven et al. 2016:56 [ref. 34168]). Current status: Synonym of Labeobarbus beso (Rüppell 1835). Cyprinidae: Torinae. Habitat: freshwater.

varicostoma, Varicorhinus Boulenger [G. A.] 1910:546 [Annals and Magazine of Natural History (Series 8) v. 6 (no. 36); ref. 577] Lucala River at Lucala, Angola (±9°37'S, 14°14'E). Holotype (unique): BMNH 1910.11.28.146. •Valid as Varicorhinus varicostoma Boulenger 1910 -- (Lévêque & Daget 1984:341 [ref. 6186], Getahun et al. 2004:159 [ref. 27830]). •Valid as Labeobarbus varicostoma (Boulenger 1910) -- (Vreven et al. 2016:70 [ref. 34168], Skelton 2019:233 [ref. 36564]). Current status: Valid as Labeobarbus varicostoma (Boulenger 1910). Cyprinidae: Torinae. Distribution: Southwestern Africa: Angola. Habitat: freshwater.

vatovae, Barbus platystomus var. Zolezzi [G.] 1939:370, Fig. 2 [Bollettino di Pesca, Piscicoltura e Idrobiologia v. 15 (no. 4); ref. 17252] Lake Langana, Ethiopia. No types known. •Synonym of Barbus intermedius Rüppell 1835 -- (Lévêque & Daget 1984:254 [ref. 6186]). •Synonym of Labeobarbus intermedius (Rüppell 1835) -- (Vreven et al. 2016:60 [ref. 34168]). Current status: Synonym of Labeobarbus intermedius (Rüppell 1835). Cyprinidae: Torinae. Habitat: freshwater.

versluysii, Barbus Holly [M.] 1929:32 [Anzeiger der Akademie der Wissenschaften in Wien, Mathematisch-Naturwissenschaftliche Klasse v. 66 (no. 3) (for 24 Jan. 1929); ref. 16086] Bakoko area, southwestern Cameroon. Syntypes: NMW 13954-56 (3). Type catalog: Bogutskaya et al. 2022:34 [ref. 39277]. Also appeared in Holly 1930:200, Pl. 1 (fig. 8-a) [ref. 2190]. •Valid as Labeobarbus versluysii (Holly 1929) -- (De Weirdt et al. 2007:529 [ref. 30024], Vreven et al. 2016:70 [ref. 34168]). Current status: Valid as Labeobarbus versluysii (Holly 1929). Cyprinidae: Torinae. Distribution: West Africa: Cameroon. Habitat: freshwater.

victoriae, Barbus Boulenger [G. A.] 1908:492 [Annals and Magazine of Natural History (Series 8) v. 2 (no. 12); ref. 14307] Gorge below Victoria Falls, Zambezi River. Holotype (unique): BMNH 1908.11.6.21[or 22]. •Synonym of Barbus marequensis Smith 1841 -- (Lévêque & Daget 1984:266 [ref. 6186]). •Synonym of Labeobarbus marequensis (Smith 1841) -- (Vreven et al. 2016:63 [ref. 34168]). Current status: Synonym of Labeobarbus marequensis (Smith 1841). Cyprinidae: Torinae. Habitat: freshwater.

volpinii, Barbus Parenzan [P.] 1940:9, Fig. [Bollettino di idrobiologia, caccia e pesca dell'Africa orientale italiana. Addis Abeba v. 1 (no. 1); ref. 13214] Lake Ararobi, Auasc system, Hawash River System, south of Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. •Synonym of Barbus intermedius Rüppell 1835 -- (Lévêque & Daget 1984:254 [ref. 6186]). •Synonym of Labeobarbus intermedius (Rüppell 1835) -- (Vreven et al. 2016:60 [ref. 34168]). Current status: Synonym of Labeobarbus intermedius (Rüppell 1835). Cyprinidae: Torinae. Habitat: freshwater.

waldroni, Barbus Norman [J. R.] 1935:218, Fig. 2 [Annals and Magazine of Natural History (Series 10) v. 15 (no. 86, art. 17); ref. 13915] Goaso, Ashanti Forest, Ghana. Holotype (unique): BMNH 1934.8.31.90. Name apparently based on a woman, Miss F. Waldron, the correct patronym would be waldronae. •Valid as Barbus waldroni Norman 1935 -- (Lévêque & Daget 1984:296 [ref. 6186], Paugy et al. 1990:338 [ref. 26477]). •Synonym of Barbus bynni (Forsskål 1775), but a valid subspecies -- (Lévêque in Lévêque et al. 1990:302 [ref. 21589], Dankwa et al. 1999:27 [ref. 28023]). •Synonym of Labeobarbus bynni (Forsskål 1775), but a valid subspecies, based on placement of bynni. •Synonym of Labeobarbus bynni (Forsskål 1775) -- (Vreven et al. 2016:57 [ref. 34168]). •Synonym of Labeobarbus bynni (Fabricius 1775), Current status: Synonym of Labeobarbus bynni (Fabricius 1775). Cyprinidae: Torinae. Habitat: freshwater.

werneri, Varicorhinus Holly [M.] 1929:32 [Anzeiger der Akademie der Wissenschaften in Wien, Mathematisch-Naturwissenschaftliche Klasse v. 66 (no. 3) (for 24 Jan. 1929); ref. 16086] Bakoko area, southwestern Cameroon. Syntypes: NMW 13948 (1), 13949 (1, lost). Type catalog: Bogutskaya et al. 2022:39 [ref. 39277]. •Valid as Varicorhinus werneri Holly 1929 -- (Lévêque & Daget 1984:341 [ref. 6186], Getahun et al. 2004:159 [ref. 27830], De Weirdt et al. 2007:549 [ref. 30024]). •Valid as Labeobarbus werneri (Holly 1929) -- (Vreven et al. 2016:71 [ref. 34168], Fermon et al. 2022:137 [ref. 39448]). Current status: Valid as Labeobarbus werneri (Holly 1929). Cyprinidae: Torinae. Distribution: Western-central Africa: Cameroon south to Gabon. Habitat: freshwater.

wittei, Varicorhinus Banister [K. E.] & Poll [M.] 1973:91, Figs. 9-12 [Revue de Zoologie et de Botanique Africaines v. 87 (no. 1); ref. 7553] Muyé, right tributary of Lufira River, Upemba Nat'l Park, Democratic Republic of Congo (±8°59'S, 26°48E), elevation 800-900 meters. Holotype: MRAC 179738. Paratypes: BMNH 1972.10.2.3 (1); IRSNB 645 (1); MRAC 179739-742 (4). Type catalog: Walschaerts 1987:13 [ref. 20755], Derijst 1991:72 [ref. 21528]. •Valid as Varicorhinus wittei Banister & Poll 1973 -- (Lévêque & Daget 1984:341 [ref. 6186], Getahun et al. 2004:159 [ref. 27830]). •Valid as Labeobarbus wittei (Banister & Poll 1973) -- (Vreven et al. 2016:71 [ref. 34168]). Current status: Valid as Labeobarbus wittei (Banister & Poll 1973). Cyprinidae: Torinae. Distribution: Central Africa. Habitat: freshwater.

wurtzi, Barbus Pellegrin [J.] 1908:206 [Bulletin du Muséum National d'Histoire Naturelle (Série 1) v. 14 (no. 5); ref. 14329] Grandes Chûtes, near Tabili, French Guinea (±9°50'N, 13°13'W). Holotype (unique): MNHN 1908-0097. Type catalog: Bertin & Estève 1948:31-32 [ref. 19574]. •Valid as Varicorhinus wurtzi (Pellegrin 1908) -- (Lévêque & Daget 1984:341 [ref. 6186], Lévêque et al. 1989:118 [ref. 26480]). •Valid as Barbus wurtzi Pellegrin 1908 -- (Lévêque in Lévêque et al. 1990:305 [ref. 21589], Paugy et al. 1990:338 [ref. 26477], Dankwa et al. 1999:26 [ref. 28023]). •Valid as Labeobarbus wurtzi (Pellegrin 1908) -- (Tsigenopoulos et al. 2010:853 [ref. 34067], Vreven et al. 2016:71 [ref. 34168], Beshera et al. 2016:377 [ref. 34343], Pezold et al. 2016:104 [ref. 34870]). Current status: Valid as Labeobarbus wurtzi (Pellegrin 1908). Cyprinidae: Torinae. Distribution: West Africa. Habitat: freshwater.

xyrocheilus, Varicorhinus Tweddle [D.] & Skelton [P. H.] 1998:376, Figs. 8-10 [Ichthyological Exploration of Freshwaters v. 8 (no. 4); ref. 23328] Upper Ruo River, Malawi, 16°04'S, 35°40'E. Holotype: SAIAB [formerly RUSI] 53082. Paratypes: SAIAB [formerly RUSI] 34336 (11). •Valid as Varicorhinus xyrocheilus Tweddle & Skelton 1998 -- (Skelton 2001:370 [ref. 27406]). •Valid as Labeobarbus xyrocheilus (Tweddle & Skelton 1998) -- (Vreven et al. 2016:71 [ref. 34168]). Current status: Valid as Labeobarbus xyrocheilus (Tweddle & Skelton 1998). Cyprinidae: Torinae. Distribution: Southeastern Africa: Malawi. Habitat: freshwater.

zambezensis, Labeobarbus Peters [W. (C. H.)] 1852:683 [Bericht über die zur Bekanntmachung geeigneten Verhandlungen der Königlichen Preussischen Akademie der Wissenschaften zu Berlin 1852; ref. 18539] Zambezi River at Tette [Tete], Mozambique. Syntypes: NMW 49730 (1); ZMB 3246 (2), 4744 (7). Also in Peters 1868:49, Pl. 10 (fig. 2) [ref. 3440]. •Synonym of Barbus marequensis Smith 1841 -- (Lévêque & Daget 1984:265 [ref. 6186]). •Synonym of Labeobarbus marequensis (Smith 1841) -- (Vreven et al. 2016:63 [ref. 34168]). Current status: Synonym of Labeobarbus marequensis (Smith 1841). Cyprinidae: Torinae. Habitat: freshwater.

zaphiri, Barbus Boulenger [G. A.] 1906:563 [Annals and Magazine of Natural History (Series 7) v. 17 (no. 102) (art. 71); ref. 15648] Didessa River, Ethiopia. Holotype (unique): BMNH 1908.1.20.110. •Synonym of Barbus intermedius Rüppell 1835 -- (Lévêque & Daget 1984:253 [ref. 6186]). •See Mina et al. 1998:13 [ref. 23808]. •Synonym of Labeobarbus intermedius (Rüppell 1835) -- (Tsigenopoulos et al. 2010:853 [ref. 34067], Vreven et al. 2016:60 [ref. 34168], Beshera et al. 2016:377 [ref. 34343]). Current status: Synonym of Labeobarbus intermedius (Rüppell 1835). Cyprinidae: Torinae. Habitat: freshwater.

zuaicus, Barbus Boulenger [G. A.] 1906:562 [Annals and Magazine of Natural History (Series 7) v. 17 (no. 102) (art. 71); ref. 15648] Lake Zwai, Ethiopia, elevation 4000 feet. Holotype (unique): BMNH 1908.1.20.100. •Synonym of Barbus intermedius Rüppell 1835 -- (Lévêque & Daget 1984:253 [ref. 6186]). •Synonym of Labeobarbus intermedius (Rüppell 1835) -- (Vreven et al. 2016:60 [ref. 34168]). Current status: Synonym of Labeobarbus intermedius (Rüppell 1835). Cyprinidae: Torinae. Habitat: freshwater.

zuluensis, Barbus Gilchrist [J. D. F.] & Thompson [W. W.] 1913:376 [Annals of the South African Museum v. 11 (pt 5); ref. 14958] M'Fongosi River, Zululand, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa. Holotype (unique): SAM 10745 [now at AMG]. •Synonym of Barbus natalensis Castelnau 1861 -- (Lévêque & Daget 1984:272 [ref. 6186]). •Synonym of Labeobarbus natalensis (Castelnau 1861) -- (Vreven et al. 2016:65 [ref. 34168]). Current status: Synonym of Labeobarbus natalensis (Castelnau 1861). Cyprinidae: Torinae. Habitat: freshwater.