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''Pseudobarbus'' is a ray-finned fish genus in the family Cyprinidae. The type species is Burchell's Redfin (''P. burchelli''). The scientific name is derived from the Ancient Greek ''pseudes'' ("false") and the Latin word ''barbus'' ("beard", in reference to the barbels of barbs). This genus contains some (and might contain all) of the South African redfins. It was originally proposed as a subgenus but has since been found worthy of recognition as a full genus. This genus is restricted to southern Africa; all of its species were formerly placed in ''Barbus'', the genus of typical barbels and their relatives. One taxon was originally described as ''P. leonhardi'' – this, however, was an European fish for which the genus was erroneously proposed anew. It has since turned out to be nothing other than the barbel ''B. peloponnesius''.〔FishBase ()〕 ==Species and systematics== ''Pseudobarbus'' was placed in the paraphyletic "subfamily" Barbinae by those that recognize that group. But if not included in the Cyprininae outright it might – like the other small African barbs – belong to an as yet unnamed subfamily.〔de Graaf ''et al.'' (2007)〕 There are currently 9 recognized species in this genus: *''Pseudobarbus afer'' W. K. H. Peters, 1864 (Eastern Cape redfin) *''Pseudobarbus asper'' Boulenger, 1911 (Smallscale redfin) *''Pseudobarbus burchelli'' A. Smith, 1841 (Burchell's redfin) *''Pseudobarbus burgi'' Boulenger, 1911 (Berg River redfin) *''Pseudobarbus phlegethon'' Barnard, 1938 (Fiery redfin) *''Pseudobarbus quathlambae'' Barnard, 1938 (Maluti redfin) *''Pseudobarbus skeltoni'' Chakona & Swartz, 2013 (Giant redfin)〔Chakona, A. & Swartz, E.R. (2013): A new redfin species, ''Pseudobarbus skeltoni'' (Cyprinidae, Teleostei), from the Cape Floristic Region, South Africa. ''Zootaxa, 3686 (5): 565–577.''〕 *''Pseudobarbus tenuis'' Barnard, 1938 (Slender redfin) *''Pseudobarbus verloreni'' Chakona, Swartz & P. H. Skelton, 2014 (Verlorenvlei redfin)〔Chakona, A., Swartz, E.R. & Skelton, P.H. (2014): A new species of redfin (Teleostei, Cyprinidae, Pseudobarbus) from the Verlorenvlei River system, South Africa. ''ZooKeys, 453: 121–137.''〕 Some other South Africa "redfin" barb are presently placed in ''Barbus'', mainly due to a lack of taxonomic and systematic study of that huge "wastebin genus". They form a clade distinct from the traditional ''Pseudobarbus'' and are more plesiomorphic. Certainly, they do not belong in the typical barbel genus however, and as this is split up, the following species may well end up here:〔 *''Barbus andrewi'' – Cape Whitefish, Berg-breede River Whitefish *''Barbus calidus'' – Clanwilliam Redfin *''Barbus erubescens'' – Twee River Redfin, Twee Redfin *''Barbus serra'' – Sawfin, Clanwilliam Sawfin *''Barbus trevelyani'' – Border Barb 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Pseudobarbus」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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