Hemibarbus labeo (Pallas, 1776)
Accepted species in Catalogue of Life’s 11 September 2026 base release. This preserves the source classification and available supporting data; it is not a completed species monograph.
Open encyclopedia reference
The barbel steed (Hemibarbus labeo) is a species of small freshwater ray-finned fish belonging to the family Gobionidae, the gudgeons. It is found throughout the Amur basin in eastern Asia to northern Vietnam, Japan and islands of Hainan and Taiwan.
Wikipedia contributors, Barbel steed; see linked history · CC BY-SA 4.0 . Plain-text lead excerpt, at most 180 words; no infobox or later sections Retrieved 2026-10-05T22:45:41.733187+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Hemibarbus labeo (Pallas, 1776)
- Name authority
- (Pallas, 1776)
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Teleostei
- Order
- Cypriniformes
- Family
- Gobionidae
- Genus
- Hemibarbus
- Extinction status
- Not supplied by this source
Source habitat flags: Marine: no · Freshwater: yes · Terrestrial: no. These do not form a complete habitat description.
Classification family tree
Nested taxonomic groups from the source. This is not a direct-ancestor chain, a dated evolutionary tree or a phylogenetic reconstruction.
- domainEukaryota (Chatton, 1925) Whittaker & Margulis, 1978
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- subphylumVertebrata
- infraphylumGnathostomata
- parvphylumOsteichthyes
- gigaclassActinopterygii
- superclassActinopteri
- classTeleostei
- orderCypriniformes
- familyGobionidae Bleeker, 1863
- genusHemibarbus Bleeker, 1860
- speciesHemibarbus labeo (Pallas, 1776)
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Hemibarbus. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| Hemibarbus lehoai Nguyen, 2001 | GobionidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Hemibarbus longirostris (Regan, 1908) | GobionidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Hemibarbus macracanthus Lu, Luo & Chen, 1977 | GobionidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Hemibarbus maculatus Bleeker, 1871 | GobionidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Hemibarbus mylodon (Berg, 1907) | GobionidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Hemibarbus qianjiangensis Yu, 1990 | GobionidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Hemibarbus umbrifer (Lin, 1931) | GobionidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Hemibarbus medius Yue, 1995 | GobionidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Hemibarbus songloensis Nguyen, 2001 | GobionidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Hemibarbus brevipennus Yue, 1995 | GobionidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Hemibarbus thacmoensis Nguyen, 2001 | GobionidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
Names & synonyms
Names explicitly linked to this accepted taxon in the source. Synonymy can change with revision.
| Recorded name | Source status |
|---|---|
| Cyprinus labeo Pallas, 1776 Pallas, 1776 | synonym |
| Hemibarbus longianalis Kimura, 1934 Kimura, 1934 | synonym |
| Acanthogobio oxyrhynchus Nikolskii, 1903 Nikolskii, 1903 | synonym |
| Barbus labeo (Pallas, 1776) (Pallas, 1776) | synonym |
| Gobio barbus Temminck & Schlegel, 1846 Temminck & Schlegel, 1846 | synonym |
| Hemibarbus barbus (Temminck & Schlegel, 1846) (Temminck & Schlegel, 1846) | synonym |
| Pseudogobio chaoi Evermann & Shaw, 1927 Evermann & Shaw, 1927 | synonym |
| Barbus schlegelii Günther, 1868 Günther, 1868 | synonym |
| Gobiobarbus labeo (Pallas, 1776) (Pallas, 1776) | synonym |
Source literature & publication evidence
References attached to this source record, including nomenclatural citations where supplied. This is a selected bibliography; abbreviated citations remain in the source’s form.
- https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1015524 Source fields: Taxon.tsv dwc:namePublishedIn, Taxon.tsv dcterms:references
Origins, evidence & remaining research
Name authority and publication references document nomenclature where the source supplies it. They do not establish evolutionary origins or the earliest fossil occurrence.
Specimen-level evidence, morphology, ecological research, phylogenetic studies, a comprehensive bibliography and a located literary passage have not yet been compiled for this record. A suitable sourced image remains to be added.
Dataset citation & attribution
This exact taxon in ChecklistBank · Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11
Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11; dataset 316321; doi:10.48580/dgz5n. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ . Retrieved 5 October 2026.
Stable key: col:3KLQ2. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.