Clypeobarbus pleuropholis (Boulenger, 1899)
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
Clypeobarbus pleuropholis is a species of ray-finned fish belonging to the family Cyprinidae, the family which includes the carps, barbs and related fishes. This species is found in the Chad Basin in Chad and Cameroon, as well as the Congo Basin in Democratic Republic of Congo, the Republic of Congo and the Central African Republic. This species, as Barbus kemoensis, is the type species of the genus Clypeobarbus.
Wikipedia contributors, Clypeobarbus pleuropholis; see linked history · CC BY-SA 4.0 . Plain-text lead excerpt, at most 180 words; no infobox or later sections Retrieved 2026-10-05T19:22:08.340475+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Clypeobarbus pleuropholis (Boulenger, 1899)
- Name authority
- (Boulenger, 1899)
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Teleostei
- Order
- Cypriniformes
- Family
- Cyprinidae
- Genus
- Clypeobarbus
- 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
- subfamilyBarbinae Bleeker, 1859
- genusClypeobarbus Fowler, 1936
- speciesClypeobarbus pleuropholis (Boulenger, 1899)
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Clypeobarbus. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| Clypeobarbus congicus (Boulenger, 1899) | CyprinidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Clypeobarbus hypsolepis (Daget, 1959) | CyprinidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Clypeobarbus bellcrossi (Jubb, 1965) | CyprinidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Clypeobarbus breviclipeus Stiassny & Sakharova, 2016 | CyprinidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Clypeobarbus matthesi (Poll & Gosse, 1963) | CyprinidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Clypeobarbus bomokandi (Myers, 1924) | CyprinidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Clypeobarbus pseudognathodon (Boulenger, 1915) | CyprinidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Clypeobarbus schoutedeni (Poll & Lambert, 1961) | 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 |
|---|---|
| Clupeobarbus pleuropholis (Boulenger, 1899) (Boulenger, 1899) | synonym |
| Barbus gribinguensis Pellegrin, 1919 Pellegrin, 1919 | synonym |
| Barbus pleuropholis Boulenger, 1899 Boulenger, 1899 | synonym |
| Barbus kemoensis Fowler, 1936 Fowler, 1936 | synonym |
| Barbus uellensis Boulenger, 1919 Boulenger, 1919 | 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=1026330 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:5ZCPN. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.