Labeobarbus natalensis (Castelnau, 1861)
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 scaly yellowfish, or KwaZulu-Natal yellowfish, (Labeobarbus natalensis) is a species of freshwater fish in the family Cyprinidae.
This fish is found in the Tugela River System in South Africa, as well as in the Umzimkulu, Umfolozi and the Mgeni. It is one of the most common fishes in KwaZulu-Natal Province and it lives in different habitats between the Drakensberg foothills and the coastal lowlands.
The species has been categorized as least concern (LC) on the IUCN Red List.
Wikipedia contributors, Scaly yellowfish; see linked history · CC BY-SA 4.0 . Plain-text lead excerpt, at most 180 words; no infobox or later sections Retrieved 2026-10-05T22:58:13.777913+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Labeobarbus natalensis (Castelnau, 1861)
- Name authority
- (Castelnau, 1861)
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Teleostei
- Order
- Cypriniformes
- Family
- Cyprinidae
- Genus
- Labeobarbus
- 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
- familyCyprinidae Rafinesque, 1815
- subfamilyLabeoninae Bleeker, 1859
- genusLabeobarbus Rüppell, 1835
- speciesLabeobarbus natalensis (Castelnau, 1861)
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Labeobarbus. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| Labeobarbus acuticeps (Matthes, 1959) | CyprinidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Labeobarbus acutirostris (Bini, 1940) | CyprinidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Labeobarbus alluaudi (Pellegrin, 1909) | CyprinidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Labeobarbus batesii (Boulenger, 1903) | CyprinidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Labeobarbus boulengeri Vreven, Musschoot, Snoeks & Schliewen, 2016 | CyprinidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Labeobarbus brevispinis (Holly, 1927) | CyprinidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Labeobarbus bynni (Forsskål, 1775) | CyprinidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Labeobarbus caudovittatus (Boulenger, 1902) | CyprinidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Labeobarbus clarkeae (Banister, 1984) | CyprinidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Labeobarbus claudinae (De Vos & Thys van den Audenaerde, 1990) | CyprinidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Labeobarbus codringtonii (Boulenger, 1908) | CyprinidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Labeobarbus dartevellei (Poll, 1945) | CyprinidaeChordata | 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 |
|---|---|
| Barbus dendrotrachelus Fowler, 1934 Fowler, 1934 | synonym |
| Barbus aureus (Cope, 1867) (Cope, 1867) | synonym |
| Barbus bowkeri Boulenger, 1902 Boulenger, 1902 | synonym |
| Barbus mfongosi Gilchrist & Thompson, 1913 Gilchrist & Thompson, 1913 | synonym |
| Barbus natalensis Castelnau, 1861 Castelnau, 1861 | synonym |
| Barbus robinsoni Gilchrist & Thompson, 1913 Gilchrist & Thompson, 1913 | synonym |
| Barbus stigmaticus Fowler, 1934 Fowler, 1934 | synonym |
| Barbus zuluensis Gilchrist & Thompson, 1913 Gilchrist & Thompson, 1913 | synonym |
| Labeobarbus aureus Cope, 1867 Cope, 1867 | synonym |
| Barbus grouti Fowler, 1934 Fowler, 1934 | synonym |
| Barbus lobochilus Boulenger, 1911 Boulenger, 1911 | synonym |
| Barbus marleyi Fowler, 1934 Fowler, 1934 | synonym |
| Barbus tugelensis Fowler, 1934 Fowler, 1934 | 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=1015581 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:3RJ6B. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.