What is "labeobarbus"

''Not to be confused with '' Labiobarbus.

Labeobarbus is a mid-sized ray-finned fish genus in the family Cyprinidae. Its species are widely distributed throughout eastern Africa and especially southern Africa, but also in Lake Tana in Ethiopia. A common name, in particular for the southern species, is yellowfish. The scientific name refers to the fact that these large barbs remind of the fairly closely related " carps" in the genus Labeo in size and shape. As far as can be told, all Labeobarbus species are hexaploid.