Luciobarbus nasus is an extinct ray-finned fish species in the family Cyprinidae. It was only found in Morocco.
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Cypriniformes |
| Family: | Cyprinidae |
| Subfamily: | Barbinae |
| Genus: | Luciobarbus |
| Species: | †L. nasus
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| Binomial name | |
| †Luciobarbus nasus Günther, 1874
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Barbus nasus | |
It inhabited habitat freshwater springs and was threatened by habitat loss.
The taxonomy and systematics of the Maghreb barbs are subject to considerable dispute. Some authors include the much more common L. magniatlantis in L. nasus, while others consider them distinct.
References edit
- ^ Crivelli, A.J. (2022). "Luciobarbus nasus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2022: e.T217675561A137276808. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2022.RLTS.T217675561A137276808.en. Retrieved 21 July 2022.
- Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2006). "Luciobarbus nasus" in FishBase. April 2006 version.
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