Largemouth yellowfish

Largemouth yellowfish
Photo of the official South African Largemouth yellowfish open record of 22.2 kg, that was caught in Vaal Dam during an angling club competition.
Scientific classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Cypriniformes
Family: Cyprinidae
Subfamily: Torinae
Genus: Labeobarbus
Species:
L. kimberleyensis
Binomial name
Labeobarbus kimberleyensis
IUCN range (2016)
  Extant (resident)
  Probably extant (resident)
Synonyms
  • Barbus kimberleyensis Gilchrist & Thompson, 1913
  • Barbus pienaarti Fitzsimons, 1949

The largemouth yellowfish or Vaal-Orange largemouth yellowfish (Labeobarbus kimberleyensis) is a ray-finned fish species in the family Cyprinidae. This large freshwater barb is found in southern Africa. It is listed as a near threatened species.