Species that contain: Barbus and holotaenia [ 5 ] records

cottesi, Barbus camptacanthus var. Pellegrin [J.] 1907:320 [Bulletin du Muséum National d'Histoire Naturelle (Série 1) v. 13 (no. 5); ref. 15165] Ivindo River, southern Cameroon. Syntypes: MNHN 1906-0315 (2). Type catalog: Bertin & Estève 1948:31 [ref. 19574]. •Synonym of Barbus holotaenia Boulenger 1904 -- (Lévêque & Daget 1984:249 [ref. 6186]). •Synonym of Barbus miolepis Boulenger 1902 -- (Lévêque & Daget 1984:269 [ref. 6186]). •Synonym of Enteromius miolepis (Boulenger 1902) -- (Hayes & Armbruster 2017:353 [ref. 35417] as cotesi). Current status: Synonym of Enteromius miolepis (Boulenger 1902). Cyprinidae: Smiliogastrinae. Habitat: freshwater.

holotaenia, Barbus Boulenger [G. A.] 1904:218 [Annals and Magazine of Natural History (Series 7) v. 14 (no. 81) (art. 32); ref. 15117] Ogowe, western Africa. Syntypes: BMNH 1869.5.3.23-24 (2) and 1896.5.5.107-112 (6) Ogowe, 1882.2.13.7 (1) Eloby, 1888.12.13.31 (1) and 1889.3.2.10 (1) Gabon, 1898.12.28.8-11 (4?) Chiloango, 1900.2.17.132 (1) Benito R. Based in part on Barbus kessleri of Gunther 1896 (Ogowe specimens). Species epithet a noun in apposition, therefore correct as holotaenia. •Valid as Barbus holotaenia Boulenger 1904 -- (Lévêque & Daget 1984:249 [ref. 6186], De Weirdt et al. 2007:509 [ref. 30024], Kullander & Roberts 2012:360 [ref. 31751] as 'Barbus'). •Valid as Enteromius holotaenia (Boulenger 1904) -- (Armbruster et al. 2015:[5] [ref. 34099], Van Ginneken et al. 2017:27 [ref. 35381], Hayes & Armbruster 2017:352 [ref. 35417], Mamonekene et al. 2018:12 [ref. 36400], Skelton 2019:227 [ref. 36564], Skelton 2019:232 [ref. 36564], Fermon et al. 2022:140 [ref. 39448], Walsh et al. 2022:[4] [ref. 39281]). Current status: Valid as Enteromius holotaenia (Boulenger 1904). Cyprinidae: Smiliogastrinae. Distribution: Western-central Africa: Cameroon south to Angola, including Chad River basin and Congo River basin. Habitat: freshwater.

macracantha, Barbus holotaenia var. Pellegrin [J.] 1930:198 [Bulletin de la Société Zoologique de France v. 55 (no. 3); ref. 16118] Ogowe River, La Passa, Gabon. Lectotype: MNHN 1929-0235 (86.0 mm SL). Paralectotypes: MNHN 1929-0235 (5 of 6), 1929-0236 (4). Type catalog: Bertin & Estève 1948:37 [ref. 19574]. Objectively invalid; preoccupied by Barbus macracanthus Bleeker 1854, replaced by Barbus prionacanthus Mahnert & Géry 1982. Lectotype selected by Mahnert & Géry 1982:483 [ref. 8448]. Species epithet should have been macracanthus due to masculine gender of genus Barbus. •Possibly a synonym of Barbus miolepis Boulenger 1902, subspecies rubrostigma Poll & Lambert 1964 -- (Lévêque & Daget 1984:269 [ref. 6186]). •Valid as Enteromius prionacanthus (Mahnert & Géry 1982) -- (Yang et al. 2015:112 [ref. 33694]). •Synonym of Enteromius miolepis (Boulenger 1902) -- (Hayes & Armbruster 2017:353 [ref. 35417]). 1°Homonym. Current status: Synonym of Enteromius prionacanthus (Mahnert & Géry 1982). Cyprinidae: Smiliogastrinae. Habitat: freshwater.

ovomaculata, Barbus holotaenia var. Pellegrin [J.] 1930:335 [Bulletin de la Société Zoologique de France v. 55 (no. 4); ref. 16120] Kouilou River, tributary of Upper Niari River, Republic of the Congo. Syntypes: MNHN 1930-0138 (13). Type catalog: Bertin & Estève 1948:38 [ref. 19574]. Species epithet correct as ovomaculatus due to masculine gender of genus Barbus. •Possible synonym of Barbus holotaenia Boulenger 1904 -- (Lévêque & Daget 1984:249 [ref. 6186]). •Synonym of Enteromius holotaenia (Boulenger 1904) -- (Hayes & Armbruster 2017:352 [ref. 35417]). Current status: Uncertain as Enteromius holotaenia (Boulenger 1904). Cyprinidae: Smiliogastrinae. Habitat: freshwater.

prionacanthus, Barbus Mahnert [V.] & Géry [J.] 1982:473 [Revue Suisse de Zoologie v. 89 (no. 2); ref. 8448] Leyou River, tributary of Ogôoué River, Gabon. Lectotype: MNHN 1929-0235 (86.0 mm SL). Paralectotypes: MNHN 1929-0235 (5 of 6), 1929-0236 (4). Replacement name for Barbus holotaenia var. macracantha Pellegrin 1930, preoccupied by Barbus macarcanthus Bleeker 1854. Lectotype selected by Mahnert & Géry 1982:474 [ref. 8448]. •Valid as Barbus prionacanthus Mahnert & Géry 1982 -- (Lévêque & Daget 1984:282 [ref. 6186], De Weirdt et al. 2007:509 [ref. 30024]). •Valid as Enteromius prionacanthus (Mahnert & Géry 1982) -- (Yang et al. 2015:112 [ref. 33694], Hayes & Armbruster 2017:355 [ref. 35417], Mamonekene et al. 2018:12 [ref. 36400], Fermon et al. 2022:141 [ref. 39448]). Replacement Name. Current status: Valid as Enteromius prionacanthus (Mahnert & Géry 1982). Cyprinidae: Smiliogastrinae. Distribution: Western-central Africa: southern Cameroon south to Gabon. Habitat: freshwater.