Arabibarbus

 ( Torinae ) 

Arabibarbus is a genus of Cyprinidae. They are medium-small to very large freshwater Cyprinidae found in the Western Asia.Borkenhagen, K. (2014): A new genus and species of cyprinid fish (Actinopterygii, Cyprinidae) from the Arabian Peninsula, and its phylogenetic and zoogeographic affinities. Environmental Biology of Fishes, 97: 1179–1195.

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Species The taxonomic position of these species has historically caused considerable confusion and they were formerly placed in Barbus or Tor, although the species described in 2014 was placed in Arabibarbus from the beginning.

There are currently three recognized species of this genus:

• Arabibarbus arabicus (Trewavas, 1941)
• Arabibarbus hadhrami Kai Borkenhagen, 2014
• Arabibarbus grypus (Heckel, 1843) (Shirbot)

Categories: Torinae, Vertebrates Of The Arabian Peninsula

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