Labeobarbus bynni

Labeobarbus bynni
Conservation status
	; Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Cypriniformes
Family:	Cyprinidae
Subfamily:	Cyprininae
Genus:	Labeobarbus
Species:	L. bynni
Binomial name
	Labeobarbus bynni; (Forsskål, 1775)
Synonyms
	Cyprinus bynni Forsskål, 1775 ; Barbus bynni (Forsskål, 1775) ; Cyprinus lepidotus Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire, 1809 ; Barbus lepidotus (Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire, 1809) ; Barbus ruspolii Vinciguerra, 1897 ; Barbus meneliki Pellegrin, 1905 ; Barbus occidentalis Boulenger, 1911 ; Barbus foureaui Pellegrin, 1919 ; Barbus seguensis Pellegrin, 1925 ; Barbus rudolfianus Worthington, 1932 ; Barbus waldroni Norman, 1935 ; Barbus lancrenonensis Blache & Miton, 1960 ;

Labeobarbus bynni , the Niger barb, is an African species of cyprinid freshwater fish. It has often been placed in the genus Barbus, but is now usually placed in Labeobarbus. This is a relatively large barb, up to 82 cm (32 in) in total length. It is caught as a food fish, but catches can vary greatly from year to year.

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