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Somalian blind barb

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Somalian blind barb
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Cypriniformes
Family: Cyprinidae
Genus: Barbopsis
di Caporiacco, 1926
Species:
B. devecchii
Binomial name
Barbopsis devecchii
Synonyms[1]
  • Barbopsis devecchi Di Caporiacco, 1926
  • Barbopsis stefaninii Gianferrari, 1930
  • Eilichthys microphthalmus Pellegrin, 1929

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

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  1. ^ a b c 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.
  2. ^ Romero, A., editor (2001). The Biology of Hypogean Fishes. Developments in Environmental Biology of Fishes. ISBN 978-1402000768