Labeobarbus platystomus (Pappenheim, 1914)
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 Rwandese carp (Labeobarbus platystomus), is a species of ray-finned fish in the family Cyprinidae. It is found only in Rwanda. Its natural habitat is fast flowing rivers. It is threatened by increased turbidity of the water due to the expansion of agriculture and deforestation in the land the rivers it occurs in drain. Pollution from that agriculture and introduced species also threatened the Rwandese carp.
Wikipedia contributors, Rwandese carp; see linked history · CC BY-SA 4.0 . Plain-text lead excerpt, at most 180 words; no infobox or later sections Retrieved 2026-10-05T22:58:21.778910+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Labeobarbus platystomus (Pappenheim, 1914)
- Name authority
- (Pappenheim, 1914)
- 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 platystomus (Pappenheim, 1914)
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 |
|---|---|
| Varicorhinus platystomus Pappenheim, 1914 Pappenheim, 1914 | synonym |
| Varicorhinus platystoma Pappenheim, 1914 Pappenheim, 1914 | 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=1017305 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:3RJ6V. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.