Xenobarbus

Xenobarbus is a monospecific genus of freshwater ray-fiined fish belonging to the family Cyprinidae. the family which includes the carps, barbs and related fishes.^[2] The only species in the genus is Xenobarbus loveridgei which is endemic to Tanzania where it is found in Lake Victoria.^[3] The species is rare and only known from a few specimens.^[4]

Xenobarbus
Conservation status
Data Deficient  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Cypriniformes
Family:	Cyprinidae
Subfamily:	Smiliogastrinae
Genus:	Xenobarbus Norman, 1923[2]
Species:	X. loveridgei
Binomial name
Xenobarbus loveridgei Norman, 1923