Labeobarbus somereni | |
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Scientific classification
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Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Cypriniformes |
Family: | Cyprinidae |
Subfamily: | Cyprininae |
Genus: | Labeobarbus |
Species: | L. somereni
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Binomial name | |
Labeobarbus somereni (
Boulenger, 1911)
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Synonyms [3] | |
Labeobarbus somereni, or Someren's barb, [4] is a species of ray-finned fish in the family Cyprinidae. It is found in Burundi, Rwanda, Tanzania, and Uganda. Its natural habitat is rivers. It is not considered a threatened species by the IUCN. Local names for the fish in Rwanda include ikinanga, inkwenwe (Middle Akagera), ifurwe (Satinsyi) and urwozi ( Nyabarongo). [5]
It was first described by George Albert Boulenger in 1911. Its holotype was caught by Victor Van Someren and its type locality was described as: "the Sebwe River, a snow-water stream on Mount Ruwenzori, in Uganda, at an altitude of 6,000 feet (1,800 m)." [2] The holotype is at the Natural History Museum, London. [6] [7] It was initially placed in the genus Barbus but is now classified as a Labeobarbus species. [8] [9] It might be able to hybridize with L. ruwenzorii, [10] and it might be a senior synonym of L. mirabilis. [11] [9]
In Tanzania, it has been recorded at high altitudes in the headwaters of rivers including the Victoria River, Tanganyika River, Kagera River, and the Malagarasi River. [12] In Rwanda it has been recorded in the Ruzizi basin and the Upper and Middle Akagera River, on either side of the Rusumo Falls. [4] The International Union for Conservation of Nature designate L. somereni as a least-concern species, saying it is "relatively widespread", although it's possible some subpopulations might be at risk from various local threats such as increased farming. [1] It is omnivorous, although primarily herbivorous; it mostly eats aquatic plants and filamentous algae. [13]
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Labeobarbus somereni | |
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Scientific classification
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Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Cypriniformes |
Family: | Cyprinidae |
Subfamily: | Cyprininae |
Genus: | Labeobarbus |
Species: | L. somereni
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Binomial name | |
Labeobarbus somereni (
Boulenger, 1911)
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Synonyms [3] | |
Labeobarbus somereni, or Someren's barb, [4] is a species of ray-finned fish in the family Cyprinidae. It is found in Burundi, Rwanda, Tanzania, and Uganda. Its natural habitat is rivers. It is not considered a threatened species by the IUCN. Local names for the fish in Rwanda include ikinanga, inkwenwe (Middle Akagera), ifurwe (Satinsyi) and urwozi ( Nyabarongo). [5]
It was first described by George Albert Boulenger in 1911. Its holotype was caught by Victor Van Someren and its type locality was described as: "the Sebwe River, a snow-water stream on Mount Ruwenzori, in Uganda, at an altitude of 6,000 feet (1,800 m)." [2] The holotype is at the Natural History Museum, London. [6] [7] It was initially placed in the genus Barbus but is now classified as a Labeobarbus species. [8] [9] It might be able to hybridize with L. ruwenzorii, [10] and it might be a senior synonym of L. mirabilis. [11] [9]
In Tanzania, it has been recorded at high altitudes in the headwaters of rivers including the Victoria River, Tanganyika River, Kagera River, and the Malagarasi River. [12] In Rwanda it has been recorded in the Ruzizi basin and the Upper and Middle Akagera River, on either side of the Rusumo Falls. [4] The International Union for Conservation of Nature designate L. somereni as a least-concern species, saying it is "relatively widespread", although it's possible some subpopulations might be at risk from various local threats such as increased farming. [1] It is omnivorous, although primarily herbivorous; it mostly eats aquatic plants and filamentous algae. [13]
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