Messinobarbus

Messinobarbus
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Cypriniformes
Family:	Cyprinidae
Genus:	Messinobarbus ; Bianco, 1998
Type species
	Barbus bocagei ;

Last updated June 11, 2025

Messinobarbus is a doubtful genus of the subfamily Barbinae within Cyprinidae.

It was erected by Pier Giorgio Bianco, who also described M. carottae in the same paper in 1998.^[1]

Synonyms

Messinobarbus albanicus, synonym of Luciobarbus albanicus
Messinobarbus bocagei, synonym of Luciobarbus bocagei
Messinobarbus carottae, synonym of Barbus carottae
Messinobarbus comizo, synonym of Luciobarbus comizo
Messinobarbus graellsii, synonym of Luciobarbus graellsii
Messinobarbus guiraonis, synonym of Luciobarbus guiraonis
Messinobarbus haasi, synonym of Barbus haasi
Messinobarbus microcephalus, synonym of Luciobarbus microcephalus
Messinobarbus sclateri, synonym of Luciobarbus sclateri

References

↑ Bianco, P.G. (1998). "Diversity of Barbinae fishes in southern Europe with description of a new genus and a new species (Cyprinidae)". Italian Journal of Zoology. 65 (1): 125–136. doi:10.1080/11250009809386804.

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[1] Bianco, P.G. (1998). "Diversity of Barbinae fishes in southern Europe with description of a new genus and a new species (Cyprinidae)". Italian Journal of Zoology. 65 (1): 125–136. doi:10.1080/11250009809386804.

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