Luciobarbus rifensis

Taxonavigation: Cyprinoidei

Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Unikonta Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Superphylum: Deuterostomia Phylum: Chordata Subphylum: Vertebrata Infraphylum: Gnathostomata Megaclassis: Osteichthyes Superclassis/Classis: Actinopterygii Classis/Subclassis: Actinopteri Subclassis/Infraclassis: Neopterygii Infraclassis: Teleostei Megacohors: Osteoglossocephalai Supercohors: Clupeocephala Cohors: Otomorpha Subcohors: Ostariophysi Sectio: Otophysa Ordo: Cypriniformes Subordo: Cyprinoidei

Familia: Cyprinidae
Subfamilia: Barbinae
Genus: Luciobarbus
Species: Luciobarbus rifensis

Name

Luciobarbus rifensis Doadrio, Casal-Lopez & Yahyaoui, 2015

• Holotype: MNCN ICTIO 290642.
• Paratypes: Twenty-four specimens from Laou River, Laou Basin, Derdara, Chefchaouen Province, Mediterranean slope in Morocco; (35.118986, -5.288900. Twentytwo specimens from Laou River, Laou Basin, Beni Ferten, Tétouan Province, Mediterranean slope in Morocco (35.353254, -5.184840). Fortythree specimens from Loukos River, Loukos Basin, Souk Had, Laghdir, Chefchaouen Province, Atlantic slope in Morocco (35.02624, -5.404660). Twenty-two specimens from Hachef River, Hachef Basin, Dar Chaoui, Tétouan Province, Atlantic slope in Morocco (35.526763, -5.713771).

Type locality: Laou River, Laou Basin, Derdara, Chefchauen Province, Mediterranean slope in Morocco; (35.118986-5.288900).

Etymology: The species name “rifensis” has been selected because the distribution range comprises the Rifian Mountains of Morocco.

Vernacular names

English: Rifian Barbel

References

• Casal-Lopez, M., Perea, S., Yahyaoui, A. & Doadrio, I. 2015. Taxonomic review of the genus Luciobarbus Heckel, 1843 (Actinopterygii, Cyprinidae) from Northwestern Morocco with the description of three new species. Graellsia 71(2): e027. DOI: 10.3989/graellsia.2015.v71.135 Reference page.