Barbinae are a subfamily of fish included in the family

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. The taxonomy for this group has not been entirely worked out as some genera historically considered within it are still considered ''

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'' with respect to being a member of the family, and may be included here, while others may be moved to other subfamilies. The earliest fossil remains of this subfamily are known from the early-mid

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Sangkarewang Formation of

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, with articulated specimens of several extinct genera known.

Genera

Barbinae contains the following extant genera: * '' Aulopyge'' Heckel, 1841 * ''

Barbus ''Barbus'' is a genus of ray-finned fish in the family Cyprinidae. The type species of ''Barbus'' is the common barbel, first described as ''Cyprinus barbus'' and now named ''Barbus barbus''. ''Barbus'' is the namesake genus of the subfamily Ba ...

'' Daudin, 1805 * '' Caecocypris'' Banister & Bunni, 1980 * ''

Capoeta ''Capoeta'', also known as scrapers, is a genus of fish in the family Cyprinidae found in Western Asia. The distribution extends from Turkey to the Levant, to Transcaucasia, Iraq, Turkmenistan, in Armenia, particularly in lake Sevan and northern ...

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, 1842 * '' Cyprinion'' Heckel, 1843 * '' Kantaka'' Hora, 1942 * '' Luciobarbus'' Heckel, 1843 * '' Paracapoeta''

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, Kaya, Aksu, Bektaş, 2022 * '' Scaphiodonichthys'' Vinciguerra, 1890 * '' Schizocypris'' Regan, 1914 * '' Semiplotus'' Bleeker, 1860

Genera

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