Labeo

This article is about the fish genus. For the ancient Roman cognomen, see Labeo (cognomen). For the medieval German monk, see Notker Labeo.

Labeo
orangefin labeo (Labeo calbasu)
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Cypriniformes
Family: Cyprinidae
Subfamily: Labeoninae
Genus: Labeo
Cuvier, 1816
Type species
Cyprinus niloticus
Forsskål, 1775
Species

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Synonyms
  • Abrostomus Smith, 1841
  • Chrysophekadion Bleeker, 1860
  • Morulius Hamilton, 1822
  • Rohita Valenciennes in Cuvier & Valenciennes, 1842
  • Rohitichthys Bleeker, 1860

Labeo is a genus of fish in the family Cyprinidae, the family of carps and barbs. They are found in freshwater habitats in the tropics and subtropics of Africa and Asia. It contains the typical labeos in the subfamily Labeoninae (alternatively, the tribe Labeonini or subtribe Labeoina, if subsumed into Cyprininae).

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