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Appearance
(Redirected from Barbopsis devecchi)
| Somalian blind barb | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Cypriniformes |
| Family: | Cyprinidae |
| Genus: | Barbopsis di Caporiacco, 1926 |
| Species: | B. devecchii |
| Binomial name | |
| Barbopsis devecchii di Caporiacco, 1926 | |
| Synonyms[1] | |
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The Somalian blind barb (Barbopsis devecchii) is a ray-finned fish species in the family Cyprinidae. It is the only member of the genus Barbopsis. This troglobitic fish is found only in Somalia.[1]
There are two other cavefish species in Somalia: the cyprinid Phreatichthys andruzzii and the catfish Uegitglanis zammaranoi.[2]
References
[edit]- 1 2 3 Getahun, A. (2010). "Barbopsis devecchii". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2010 e.T182217A7833713. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2010-3.RLTS.T182217A7833713.en. Retrieved 14 February 2024.
- ↑ Romero, A., editor (2001). The Biology of Hypogean Fishes. Developments in Environmental Biology of Fishes. ISBN 978-1402000768