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Genus of fishes From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Cheilobarbus, commonly known as sawfins,[1] is a genus of fish in the family Cyprinidae endemic to the Western Cape region in South Africa.
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Cheilobarbus | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Cypriniformes |
Family: | Cyprinidae |
Genus: | Cheilobarbus Smith, 1841 |
Species | |
2 species, see text |
There are two species:[2]
Both species are tetraploid, like Pseudobarbus redfins, from which they were separated.[3]
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