Cheilobarbus Explained

Cheilobarbus, commonly known as sawfins,^[1] is a genus of fish in the family Cyprinidae endemic to the Western Cape region in South Africa.

There are two species:^[2]

• Cheilobarbus capensis (Cape whitefish)
• Cheilobarbus serra (Sawfin)

Both species are tetraploid, like Pseudobarbus redfins, from which they were separated.^[3]

Notes and References

1. Web site: Sawfins (Genus Cheilobarbus). iNaturalist.
2. Bailly, Nicolas. 2021. Cheilobarbus Smith, 1841. 1526228. 14 January 2024.
3. Skelton, Paul H.. Swartz, Ernst R. . Vreven, Emmanuel J.. 2018. The identity of Barbus capensis Smith, 1841 and the generic status of southern African tetraploid cyprinids (Teleostei, Cyprinidae). European Journal of Taxonomy . 410. 1–29 . 10.5281/zenodo.5687609.