''Luciobarbus pallaryi'', the Zousfana barb, is a

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species A species () is often defined as the largest group of organisms in which any two individuals of the appropriate sexes or mating types can produce fertile offspring, typically by sexual reproduction. It is the basic unit of Taxonomy (biology), ...

in the

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Cyprinidae Cyprinidae is a family of freshwater fish commonly called the carp or minnow family, including the carps, the true minnows, and their relatives the barbs and barbels, among others. Cyprinidae is the largest and most diverse fish family, and t ...

. It is found in Algeria and Morocco. Its natural

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is freshwater

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s along the course of the

Oued Zouzfana Oued Zouzfana is an intermittent river, or wadi, that flows through the Oriental region in southeastern Morocco and Béchar Province

, which is a

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or intermittent river. It is not considered a

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by the

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. The

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and

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of the

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barb Barb or the BARBs or ''variation'' may refer to: People * Barb (name), a list of people and fictional characters with the given name or surname * Barb, a term used by fans of Nicki Minaj to refer to themselves * The Barbs, a band Places * Barb, ...

s are subject to considerable dispute. Some authors consider ''L. pallaryi'' a distinct species, while others include it in the

Algerian barb The Algerian barb or Tunisian barb, (''Luciobarbus callensis'') is a ray-finned fish species in the family Cyprinidae. It is found in Algeria and Tunisia (and perhaps Morocco). Its natural habitats are rivers, freshwater lakes, and water storage ...

(''L. callensis''). Some authorities consider ''

Luciobarbus lepineyi ''Luciobarbus lepineyi'', the Draa barbel, is a doubtfully distinct ray-finned fish species in the family Cyprinidae. It is found only in Morocco. Its natural habitat is freshwater rivers in the Ziz, Noun and Draa river drainages, in the centra ...

'' to be conspecific with ''L. pallaryi'' when the latter is considered a distinct species.

References

* pallaryi Cyprinid fish of Africa Taxa named by Jacques Pellegrin Fish described in 1919 Taxonomy articles created by Polbot {{Cyprininae-stub