Algerian barb

The Algerian barb or Tunisian barb (Luciobarbus callensis), is a ray-finned fish species in the family Cyprinidae. It is found in Algeria and Tunisia (and perhaps Morocco).

Algerian barb
Conservation status
Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Cypriniformes
Family:	Cyprinidae
Subfamily:	Barbinae
Genus:	Luciobarbus
Species:	L. callensis
Binomial name
Luciobarbus callensis Valenciennes, 1842
Synonyms
Barbus callensis Valenciennes, 1842 Luciobarbus ksibi (Boulenger, 1905) Barbus ksibi Boulenger, 1905 Barbus antinorii Boulenger, 1911 Barbus figuigensis Pellegrin, 1913 Luciobarbus massaensis (Pellegrin, 1922) Barbus massaensis Pellegrin, 1922 Barbus issenensis Pellegrin, 1922 Barbus amguidensis Pellegrin, 1934

Its natural habitats are rivers, freshwater lakes, and water storage areas. It is not considered a threatened species by the IUCN.

The taxonomy and systematics of the Maghreb barbs are subject to considerable dispute. Some authors include B. antinorii, B. figuiguensis, B. issenensis, B. ksibi, B. labiosa, B. lepineyi, B. massaensis, Carasobarbus moulouyensis, L. pallaryi and L. setivimensis in L. callensis, while others consider them distinct. To further confuse matters, Fishbase considers B. labiosa to be conspecific with the Maghreb barbel (L. maghrebensis), B. lepineyi to be conspecific with L. pallaryi when the latter is considered a distinct species, and C. moulouyensis be placed in the genus Carasobarbus.

References

• Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2006). "Luciobarbus callensis" in FishBase. April 2006 version.
• Crivelli, A.J. 2005. Barbus callensis. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 19 July 2007.