Clypeobarbus pleuropholis

Clypeobarbus pleuropholis is a species of ray-finned fish belonging to the family Cyprinidae, the family which includes the carps, barbs and related fishes.^[2] This species is found in the Chad Basin in Chad and Cameroon, as well as the Congo Basin in Democratic Republic of Congo, the Republic of Congo and the Central African Republic.^[1] This species, as Barbus kemoensis, is the type species of the genus Clypeobarbus.^[3]

Clypeobarbus pleuropholis
Conservation status
Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Cypriniformes
Family:	Cyprinidae
Subfamily:	Smiliogastrinae
Genus:	Clypeobarbus
Species:	C. pleuropholis
Binomial name
Clypeobarbus pleuropholis (Boulenger, 1899)[2]
Synonyms[2]
Barbus pleuropholis Boulenger, 1899 Barbus uellensis Boulenger, 1919 Barbus gribinguensis Pellegrin, 1919 Barbus kemoensis Fowler, 1936