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Largemouth yellowfish

Labeobarbus kimberleyensis (Gilchrist & Thompson, 1913)

Status not recordedbony fish

The largemouth yellowfish (Labeobarbus kimberleyensis) is a species in the family Cyprinidae, order Cypriniformes.

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Quick facts about the largemouth yellowfish

Weight
Not recorded
Length
Not recorded
Lifespan
Not recorded
Main food
Not recorded
Habitat
Not recorded
Young per litter or clutch
Not recorded
Conservation status
Not recorded
Countries on record
Not recorded

Where does the largemouth yellowfish live?

Not recorded

Where has it been introduced?

The Global Register of Introduced and Invasive Species lists the largemouth yellowfish as introduced in 1 country.

  1. Zimbabwe

Introduced means brought by people and now present; invasive means the country's checklist records an impact. A species can be native to one part of a country and introduced in another. Source: Global Register of Introduced and Invasive Species (CC BY 4.0).

Is the largemouth yellowfish endangered?

No conservation assessment is recorded for this species in our sources. That is not the same as being safe: it has not been matched to an assessment.

How is the largemouth yellowfish classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classTeleostei
  4. orderCypriniformes
  5. familyCyprinidae
  6. genusLabeobarbus
  7. SpeciesLabeobarbus kimberleyensis (Gilchrist & Thompson, 1913)

Synonyms Barbus kimberleyensis, Barbus pienaarii, Barbus pienaarti

Other names and names in other languages (5)
  • Vaal-orange largemouth yellowfishEnglish
  • GrootbekgeelvisAfrikaans
  • parma velkotlamáCzech
  • Кимберлийский усачRussian
  • Vaal-oranjerivier Grootbek-geelvisAfrikaans

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the largemouth yellowfish

Other species in the same genus Labeobarbus.

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Common questions

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Is the largemouth yellowfish an invasive species?

The Global Register of Introduced and Invasive Species lists the largemouth yellowfish as introduced in 1 country: Zimbabwe, but does not flag it as invasive in any of them.

What kind of animal is the largemouth yellowfish?

The largemouth yellowfish (Labeobarbus kimberleyensis) belongs to the family Cyprinidae in the order Cypriniformes.

Sources and how to cite this page

Data as of 2026-11-14. How this page is put together.

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APA

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BibTeX
@misc{largemouth_yellowfish_2026,
  title = {Largemouth yellowfish (Labeobarbus kimberleyensis)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/largemouth-yellowfish},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-14}
}