Labeobarbus oxyrhynchus (Pfeffer, 1889)
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 Pangani barb (Labeobarbus oxyrhynchus) is a species of cyprinid fish.
It is found in Kenya and Tanzania. Its natural habitat is rivers. It is not considered a threatened species by the IUCN.
Wikipedia contributors, Pangani barb; 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 oxyrhynchus (Pfeffer, 1889)
- Name authority
- (Pfeffer, 1889)
- 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 oxyrhynchus (Pfeffer, 1889)
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 perplexicans perplexicans Boulenger, 1902 Boulenger, 1902 | synonym |
| Barbus donyensis Holly, 1929 Holly, 1929 | synonym |
| Barbus krapfi Boulenger, 1911 Boulenger, 1911 | synonym |
| Barbus athi Hubbs, 1918 Hubbs, 1918 | synonym |
| Barbus hindii Boulenger, 1902 Boulenger, 1902 | synonym |
| Barbus labiatus Boulenger, 1902 Boulenger, 1902 | synonym |
| Barbus mathoiae Boulenger, 1911 Boulenger, 1911 | synonym |
| Barbus perplexicans Boulenger, 1902 Boulenger, 1902 | synonym |
| Barbus nairobi Holly, 1928 Holly, 1928 | synonym |
| Barbus tanensis Günther, 1894 Günther, 1894 | synonym |
| Barbus ahlselli Lönnberg, 1911 Lönnberg, 1911 | synonym |
| Barbus babaulti Pellegrin, 1926 Pellegrin, 1926 | synonym |
| Barbus oxyrhynchus Pfeffer, 1889 Pfeffer, 1889 | 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=1016002 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:3RJ6M. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.