Giant Atlas barbel

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Giant Atlas barbel
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Cypriniformes
Family: Cyprinidae
Subfamily: Torinae
Genus:† Atlantor
Borkenhagen & Freyhof, 2023 [2]
Species:
†A. reinii
Binomial name
†Atlantor reinii
(Günther, 1874) [3]
Synonyms [3]
  • Barbus reinii Günther, 1874
  • Tor reinii(Günther, 1874)
  • Labeobarbus reinii (Günther, 1874)


The giant Atlas barbel (Atlantor reinii) was a ray-finned fish species in the family Cyprinidae. It was the only species in the genus Atlantor but it is now thought to be extinct.

It was previously considered to be fairly close to the core group around the typical barbels (Barbus, Luciobarbus and Messinobarbus ). It was also thought to be closer still to Carasobarbus and the yellowfish (Labeobarbus), and to be either a lineage of the former, or part of a distinct genus, or included in the latter (maybe together with the former). [4] Initially classified in the genus Barbus, it was transferred to the genus Labeobarbus in 2010. [5] However, in 2023 this taxon was reclassified in the monospecific genus Atlantor within the subfamily Torinae. [2] The specific name honours the geographer, author and traveler Johannes Justus Rein (1835-1918), who, with Karl von Fritsch, collected the type [6] from the Tensift River in Morocco. [3]

It was endemic to Morocco, where its natural habitats were the Kasab and Tensift Rivers. [5] The species was once plentiful, water pollution (particularly with domestic waste) and unsustainable water extraction (particularly for irrigation agriculture) have caused it to suffer declines, and was last seen in 2001. It was reclassified as extinct by the IUCN in 2022. [1]

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<i>Barbus</i> Genus of fishes

Barbus is a genus of ray-finned fish in the family Cyprinidae. The type species of Barbus is the common barbel, first described as Cyprinus barbus and now named Barbus barbus. Barbus is the namesake genus of the subfamily Barbinae, but given their relationships, that taxon is better included in the Cyprininae at least for the largest part.

<i>Pseudobarbus</i> Genus of fishes

Pseudobarbus is a ray-finned fish genus in the family Cyprinidae. The type species is Burchell's redfin. The scientific name is derived from the Ancient Greek pseudes ("false") and the Latin word barbus. This genus contains some of the South African redfins. It was originally proposed as a subgenus, but has since been found worthy of recognition as a full genus.

Luciobarbus labiosa is a species inquirenda of ray-finned fish in the family Cyprinidae.

Luciobarbus magniatlantis, the Tensift riffle barbel, is a species in the family Cyprinidae. It is native to the Tensift River catchment of the Atlas Mountains of Morocco. However, it has been extirpated from the Rheraya River in the middle of its range, which has led to two isolated sub-populations.

Pterocapoeta is a monospecific genus of freshwater ray-finned fish belonging to the family Cyprinidae, the family which includes the carps, barbs and related fishes. The only species in the genus is Pterocapoeta maroccana, commonly known as the Atlas scraper This taxon is sometimes placed in the afrotropical genus Labeobarbus but this taxon, and the extinct Atlantor which was also placed in that genus, are separated from Labeobarbussensu stricto by the Sahara. The Atlas scraper is endemic to Morocco where it is found in the upper catchment of the Oum Er-Rbia River. The maximum published total length of this species is 40 cm (16 in).

<i>Carasobarbus</i> Genus of fishes

Carasobarbus, the himris, is a small genus of ray-finned fishes in the family Cyprinidae. Its species are found in rivers, streams, lakes and ponds in Western Asia and Northwest Africa. C. canis can reach 66 cm (26 in) in total length, but most other species are up to around half or one-quarter of that size.

<i>Labeobarbus</i> Genus of fishes

Labeobarbus is a mid-sized ray-finned fish genus in the family Cyprinidae. Its species are widely distributed throughout eastern Africa and especially southern Africa, but also in Lake Tana in Ethiopia. A common name, in particular for the southern species, is yellowfish. The scientific name refers to the fact that these large barbs recall the fairly closely related "carps" in the genus Labeo in size and shape. As far as can be told, all Labeobarbus species are hexaploid. One species, L. microbarbis from Rwanda, is known to have gone extinct in recent times.

The Channa barb is a species of ray-finned fish belonging to the family Cyprinidae, the family which includes the carps, barbs and related fishes. It is the only species in the monospecific genus Eechathalakenda, although this species was formerly placed in the genus Puntius. This species is endemic to the Western Ghats in southern India.

Enteromius baudoni is a species of tropical cyprinid freshwater fish from Central and Western Africa. It is found in western Africa, in the river basins of the Chad Basin, the Volta basin, the Niger River basin, the Gambia River basin, the Senegal River basin, the Sassandra River basin, and the Bandama River basin. In central Africa, it is found in the Ubangui River ecosystem. It typically inhabits tropical freshwater ecosystems between 24 and 26 °C. It was originally described by Belgian-British zoologist George Albert Boulenger as Barbus baudoni in 1918, and the holotype, collected from Bangui, Central African Republic, is stored at the Muséum national d'Histoire naturelle in Paris. The species was originally classified in the Barbus genus, but was reclassified as belonging to the Enteromius genus in 2015 after examining extensive taxon, geographical, and genomic sampling of the species in the family Cyprinidae.

<i>Labeobarbus ensis</i> Species of fish

Labeobarbus ensis is a species of freshwater ray-finned fish belonging to the family Cyprinidae, the carps, barbs and related fishes. This species is endemic to Angola.

Labeobarbus gruveli is a species of ray-finned fish in the genus Labeobarbus which is known only from the Dubreka River in Guinea.

Prolabeo is a monospecific genus of freshwater ray-fiined fish belonging to the family Cyprinidae. the family which includes the carps, barbs and related fishes. The only species in the genus is Prolabeo batesi, a species endemic to Sierra Leone.

<i>Dawkinsia</i> Genus of fishes

Dawkinsia is a genus of cyprinid fishes from freshwater in South India and Sri Lanka. It was split off from genus Puntius in 2012.

Schizopygopsis eckloni is a species of freshwater ray-finned fish belonging to the family Cyprinidae, the family which also includes the carps, barbs, minnowns and related fishes. This fish is endemic to China where it occurs in the upper Yellow River drainage, from Qinghai to Gansu and parts of Sichuan. This species has maximum published standard length of 39.5 cm (15.6 in).

Schizopygopsis potanini is a species of freshwater ray-finned fish belonging to the family Cyprinidae, the family which also includes the carps, barbs, minnowns and related fishes. This fish is endemic to China where it is restricted to Sichuan in the upper reaches of the Minjiang River, a tributary of the Changjiang where it inhabits cool, montaine rivers.

Percocypris tchangi is a species of freshwater ray-finned fish belonging to the family Cyprinidae, the family which also includes the carps, barbs, minnowns and related fishes. It is found in the Salween and Mekong basins of Vietnam.

<i>Lobocheilos schwanefeldii</i> Species of fish

Lobocheilos schwanefeldii is a species of freshwater ray-finned fish belonging to the family Cyprinidae, the family which includes the carps, barbs, minnows and related fishes. This fish is found in Indonesia.

Sedercypris, commonly known as Cedarberg redfins, is a genus of fish in the family Cyprinidae endemic to the Clanwilliam Olifants River system in South Africa.

<i>Cheilobarbus</i> Genus of fishes

Cheilobarbus, commonly known as sawfins, is a small genus of freshwater ray-finned fishes belonging to the family Cyprinidae, the family which includes the carps, barbs and related fishes. The fishes in this genus are endemic to the Western Cape of South Africa.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Torinae</span> Subfamily of fishes

Torinae is a subfamily of freshwater ray-finned fishes belonging to the family Cyprinidae, which includes the carps, barbs and related fishes. The fishes in this subfamily are found in Asia and Africa.

References

  1. 1 2 Freyhof, J. & Ford, M. (2022). "Labeobarbus reinii". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2022: e.T60765A137272327. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2022-1.RLTS.T60765A137272327.en . Retrieved 23 July 2022.
  2. 1 2 Eschmeyer, William N.; Fricke, Ron & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Genera in the family Torinae". Catalog of Fishes . California Academy of Sciences . Retrieved 15 January 2025.
  3. 1 2 3 Eschmeyer, William N.; Fricke, Ron & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Species in the genus Atlantor". Catalog of Fishes . California Academy of Sciences . Retrieved 15 January 2025.
  4. ↑ Martin de Graaf; Hendrik-Jan Megens; Johannis Samalo; A. Ferdinand Sibbing (2007). "Evolutionary origin of Lake Tana's (Ethiopia) small Barbus species: indications of rapid ecological divergence and speciation". Anim. Biol. 57 (1): 39–58. doi:10.1163/157075607780002069.
  5. 1 2 Tsigenopoulos, Costas S.; Kasapidis, Panagiotis; Berrebi, Patrick (August 2010). "Phylogenetic relationships of hexaploid large-sized barbs (genus Labeobarbus, Cyprinidae) based on mtDNA data". Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution. 56 (2): 851–856. doi:10.1016/j.ympev.2010.02.006. ISSN   1095-9513. PMID   20152918.
  6. ↑ Christopher Scharpf & Kenneth J. Lazara, eds. (27 December 2024). "Family CYPRINIDAE: Subfamily TORINAE Karaman 1971 (Large Barbs)". The ETYFish Project Fish Name Etymology Database. Christopher Scharpf and Kenneth J. Lazara. Retrieved 19 January 2025.


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