Messinobarbus Explained

Messinobarbus is a doubtful genus of the subfamily Barbinae within Cyprinidae.

It was erected by Pier Giorgio Bianco, who also described M. carottae in the same paper in 1998.^[1]

Synonyms

• Messinobarbus albanicus, synonym of Luciobarbus albanicus
• Messinobarbus bocagei, synonym of Luciobarbus bocagei
• Messinobarbus carottae, synonym of Barbus carottae
• Messinobarbus comizo, synonym of Luciobarbus comizo
• Messinobarbus graellsii, synonym of Luciobarbus graellsii
• Messinobarbus guiraonis, synonym of Luciobarbus guiraonis
• Messinobarbus haasi, synonym of Barbus haasi
• Messinobarbus microcephalus, synonym of Luciobarbus microcephalus
• Messinobarbus sclateri, synonym of Luciobarbus sclateri

Notes and References

1. Bianco, P.G.. 1998 . Diversity of Barbinae fishes in southern Europe with description of a new genus and a new species (Cyprinidae). Italian Journal of Zoology. 65. 1. 125–136 . 10.1080/11250009809386804.