Smallscale yellowfish

Smallscale yellowfish
Scientific classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Cypriniformes
Family: Cyprinidae
Subfamily: Torinae
Genus: Labeobarbus
Species:
L. polylepis
Binomial name
Labeobarbus polylepis
(Boulenger, 1907)
Synonyms
  • Barbus polylepis Boulenger, 1907
  • Barbus elephantis Boulenger, 1907
  • Barbus lineolatus Gilchrist & Thompson, 1913

The smallscale yellowfish (Labeobarbus polylepis) is a South African species of freshwater fish in the cyprinid family. It is native to the Limpopo, Incomati and Pongolo drainages.