Clypeobarbus matthesi

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Clypeobarbus matthesi
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Cypriniformes
Family: Cyprinidae
Subfamily: Barbinae
Genus: Clypeobarbus
Species:
C. matthesi
Binomial name
Clypeobarbus matthesi
(Poll & J. P. Gosse, 1963)
Synonyms
  • Barbus matthesiPoll & Gosse, 1963

Clypeobarbus matthesi is a species of ray-finned fish in the genus Clypeobarbus from the Congo Basin.

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References

  1. T. Moelants (2010). "Barbus matthesi". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. e.T182755A7960393. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2010-3.RLTS.T182755A7960393.en.