Varicorhinus is an invalid genus of ray-finned fishes in the family Cyprinidae . It was established by Eduard Rüppell in 1835 with V. beso as the type species . The prime distinguishing feature was designated as the shape of the mouth, and other species with a similar shape were soon added. However, this diagnostic did not prove to be monophyletic .[1] In 2010, a synonymity of Varicorhinus and Labeobarbus was proposed based on mitochondrial cytochrome b gene. The synonymity was accepted by other researchers. The group of former Varicorhinus species inside Labeobarbus are called chiselmouths , while the remainder of Labeobarbus species are called rubberlips .
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The members of this polyphyletic assemblage mainly belong to the group which is known as the subfamily Labeoninae to some authors and the tribe Labeonini of subfamily Cyprininae by others.[ citation needed ]
The taxa formerly placed in Varicorhinus are:[4]
Varicorhinus acanthopterus (Fowler, 1934) is now Scaphiodonichthys acanthopterus
Varicorhinus alticorpus (Oshima, 1920) is now Onychostoma alticorpus
Varicorhinus altipinnis Banister & Poll, 1973 is now Labeobarbus altipinnis
Varicorhinus angorae Hankó, 1925 is now Capoeta damascina
Varicorhinus angustistomatus Fang, 1940 is now Onychostoma angustistomatum
Varicorhinus ansorgii Boulenger, 1906 is now Labeobarbus ansorgii
Varicorhinus antalyensis Battalgil, 1943 is now Capoeta antalyensis
Varicorhinus atlanticus (Boulenger, 1902) is now Carasobarbus fritschii
Varicorhinus axelrodi Getahun, Stiassny & Teugels, 2004 is now Labeobarbus axelrodi
Varicorhinus babaulti Pellegrin, 1932 is now Labeobarbus pellegrini
Varicorhinus babeensis Nguyen & Nguyen, 2001 is now Onychostoma gerlachi
Varicorhinus barbatulus (Pellegrin, 1908) is now Onychostoma barbatulum
Varicorhinus barbatus (Lin, 1931) is now Onychostoma barbatum
Varicorhinus bergi Derjavin, 1929 is now Capoeta aculeata
Varicorhinus beso Rüppell, 1835 is now Labeobarbus beso
Varicorhinus bingeri (Pellegrin, 1905) is now Labeobarbus intermedius
Varicorhinus bobree Sykes, 1839 is now Labeo fimbriatus
Varicorhinus brauni Pellegrin, 1935 is now Labeobarbus brauni
Varicorhinus bredoi Poll, 1948 is now Labeobarbus trachypterus
Varicorhinus brevis Lin, 1931 is now Decorus decorus
Varicorhinus brucii Boulenger, 1907 is now Labeobarbus marequensis
Varicorhinus capoeta (Güldenstädt, 1773) is now Capoeta capoeta
Varicorhinus capoetoides Pellegrin, 1938 is now Capoeta capoetoides
Varicorhinus chapini Nichols & La Monte, 1950 is now Labeobarbus tropidolepis
Varicorhinus clarkeae Banister, 1984 is now Labeobarbus clarkeae
Varicorhinus damascinus (Valenciennes, 1842) is now Capoeta damascina
Varicorhinus dimidiatus Tweddle & Skelton, 1998 is now Labeobarbus dimidiatus
Varicorhinus diplostomus Heckel, 1838 is now Bangana diplostoma
Varicorhinus discognathoides Nichols & Pope, 1927 is now Altigena discognathoides
Varicorhinus ensifer Boulenger, 1910 is now Labeobarbus ensifer
Varicorhinus fimbriatus Holly, 1926 is now Labeobarbus fimbriatus
Varicorhinus fratercula (Heckel, 1843) is now Capoeta damascina
Varicorhinus gerachi (Peters, 1881) is now Onychostoma gerlachi
Varicorhinus gerlachi (Peters, 1881) is now Onychostoma gerlachi
Varicorhinus graffeuili Pellegrin & Chevey , 1936 is now Altigena tonkinensis
Varicorhinus holmwoodii (Boulenger, 1896) is now Chondrostoma holmwoodii
Varicorhinus iphthimostoma Banister & Poll, 1973 is now Labeobarbus iphthimostoma
Varicorhinus jaegeri Holly, 1930 is now Labeobarbus jaegeri
Varicorhinus jubae Banister, 1984 is now Labeobarbus jubae
Varicorhinus kemali Hankó, 1925 is now Garra kemali
Varicorhinus kreyenbergii (Regan, 1908) is now Acrossocheilus kreyenbergii
Varicorhinus laticeps (Günther, 1896) is now Onychostoma laticeps
Varicorhinus latirostris Boulenger, 1910 is now Labeobarbus boulengeri
Varicorhinus leleupanus Matthes, 1959 is now Labeobarbus leleupanus
Varicorhinus lemassoni Pellegrin & Chevey, 1936 is now Decorus lemassoni
Varicorhinus lepturus (Boulenger, 1900) is now Onychostoma lepturus
Varicorhinus lini Wu, 1939 is now Onychostoma lini
Varicorhinus longidorsalis Pellegrin, 1935 is now Labeobarbus longidorsalis
Varicorhinus lufupensis Banister & Bailey, 1979 is now Labeobarbus lufupensis
Varicorhinus macracanthus (Pellegrin & Chevey , 1936) is now Scaphiodonichthys macracanthus
Varicorhinus macrolepidotus Pellegrin, 1928 is now Labeobarbus macrolepidotus
Varicorhinus mariae Holly, 1926 is now Labeobarbus mariae
Varicorhinus maroccanus (Günther, 1902) is now Labeobarbus maroccanus
Varicorhinus mutabilis (Lin, 1933) is now Rectoris mutabilis
Varicorhinus nasutus Gilchrist & Thompson, 1911 is now Labeobarbus marequensis
Varicorhinus nelspruitensis Gilchrist & Thompson, 1911 is now Labeobarbus nelspruitensis
Varicorhinus nikolskii Derjavin, 1929 is now Capoeta buhsei
Varicorhinus nyasensis Worthington, 1933 is now Labeobarbus johnstonii
Varicorhinus ovalis (Pellegrin & Chevey , 1936) is now Onychostoma ovale
Varicorhinus pellegrini Bertin & Estève, 1948 is now Labeobarbus pellegrini
Varicorhinus pestai Pietschmann, 1933 is now Capoeta pestai
Varicorhinus platystoma Pappenheim, 1914 is now Labeobarbus platystomus
Varicorhinus platystomus Pappenheim, 1914 is now Labeobarbus platystomus
Varicorhinus pogonifer Lin, 1931 is now Altigena discognathoides
Varicorhinus posehensis (Lin, 1935) is now Rectoris posehensis
Varicorhinus pungweensis Jubb, 1959 is now Labeobarbus pungweensis
Varicorhinus rarus Lin, 1933 is now Onychostoma rarum
Varicorhinus rhomboides Tang, 1942 is now Onychostoma ovale
Varicorhinus robertsi Banister, 1984 is now Labeobarbus robertsi
Varicorhinus robustus Nichols, 1925 is now Onychostoma barbatulum
Varicorhinus ruandae Pappenheim, 1914 is now Labeobarbus ruandae
Varicorhinus ruwenzori (Pellegrin, 1909) is now Labeobarbus ruwenzorii
Varicorhinus ruwenzorii (Pellegrin, 1909) is now Labeobarbus ruwenzorii
Varicorhinus sandersi Boulenger, 1912 is now Labeobarbus sandersi
Varicorhinus sauvagei (Lortet, 1883) is now Garra nana
Varicorhinus semireticulatus Pellegrin, 1924 is now Labeobarbus semireticulatus
Varicorhinus sieboldi (Steindachner, 1864) is now Capoeta sieboldii
Varicorhinus sieboldii (Steindachner, 1864) is now Capoeta sieboldii
Varicorhinus simus (Sauvage & Dabry de Thiersant, 1874) is now Onychostoma simum
Varicorhinus socialis (Heckel, 1843) is now Capoeta damascina
Varicorhinus stappersii Boulenger, 1917 is now Labeobarbus caudovittatus
Varicorhinus steindachneri Boulenger, 1910 is now Labeobarbus steindachneri
Varicorhinus stenostoma Boulenger, 1910 is now Labeobarbus stenostoma
Varicorhinus syriacus (Valenciennes, 1844) is now Capoeta damascina
Varicorhinus szechwanensis Chang, 1944 is now Onychostoma angustistomatum
Varicorhinus tamusuiensis Oshima, 1919 is now Onychostoma barbatulum
Varicorhinus tanganicae (Boulenger, 1900) is now Acapoeta tanganicae
Varicorhinus thacbaensis Nguyen & Ngo, 2001 is now Onychostoma gerlachi
Varicorhinus tinca (Heckel, 1843) is now Capoeta tinca
Varicorhinus tonkinensis Pellegrin & Chevey , 1934 is now Altigena tonkinensis
Varicorhinus tornieri Steindachner, 1906 is now Labeobarbus tornieri
Varicorhinus tungting Nichols, 1925 is now Decorus tungting
Varicorhinus upembensis Banister & Bailey, 1979 is now Labeobarbus upembensis
Varicorhinus varicostoma Boulenger, 1910 is now Labeobarbus varicostoma
Varicorhinus velifera (Holly, 1926) is now Sanagia velifera
Varicorhinus werneri Holly, 1929 is now Labeobarbus werneri
Varicorhinus wittei Banister & Poll, 1973 is now Labeobarbus wittei
Varicorhinus wurtzi (Pellegrin, 1908) is now Labeobarbus wurtzi
Varicorhinus xyrocheilus Tweddle & Skelton, 1998 is now Labeobarbus xyrocheilus
Varicorhinus yeni Nguyen & Ngo, 2001 is now Onychostoma gerlachi
R. A. Jubb (30 December 1968). "The Barbus and Varicorhinus species of the Transvaal". Annals of the Transvaal Museum . 26 (4). doi :10.10520/AJA00411752_287 .