Taxonavigation: Cyprinoidea 

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Regnum: Animalia
Subregnum: Eumetazoa
Cladus: Bilateria
Cladus: Nephrozoa
Superphylum: Deuterostomia
Phylum: Chordata
Cladus: Craniata
Subphylum: Vertebrata
Infraphylum: Gnathostomata
Megaclassis/Superclassis: Osteichthyes
Superclassis/Classis: Actinopterygii
Classis/Subclassis: Actinopteri
Subclassis/Infraclassis: Neopterygii
Infraclassis: Teleostei
Megacohors: Osteoglossocephalai
Supercohors: Clupeocephala
Cohors: Otomorpha
Subcohors: Ostariophysi
Series: Otophysi
Ordo: Cypriniformes
Superfamilia: Cyprinoidea

Familia: Cyprinidae
Subfamilia: Cyprininae
Tribus: Barbini
Genus: Luciobarbus
Species: Luciobarbus rabatensis

Name

Luciobarbus rabatensis Doadrio, Perea & Yahyaoui, 2015

  • Holotype: MNCN 71920.
  • Paratypes: Thirtytwo specimens from the Grou River, Bou Regreg Basin, Sebt Ait Rahhou (33.164678, -6.366963) Morocco.

Type locality: Grou River, Bou Regreg Basin, Sebt Ait Rahhou, Atlantic slope of Morocco (33.164678, -6.366963).

Etymology: The species name “rabatensis” has been selected because its distribution area mainly comprises the Bou Regreg Basin, which flows through Rabat City.

Vernacular names

English: Rabat 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. 
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