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<emphasis id="7282EAD6FF54FF1F28ABFD01FEC5FD79" bold="true" box="[136,332,741,766]" italics="true" pageId="254" pageNumber="241">Mesopotamichthys</emphasis>
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A monospecific cyprinid genus with large scales and no barbels. The only species within the genus, 
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forms a well-distinct clade with 
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, 
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,
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and 
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and is most likely related to the unstudied subterranean 
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from 
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. They all belong to the Torini group, which is also widespread in tropical Asia and Africa.
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<emphasis id="7282EAD6FF54FF1F2A81FC3DFF6FFB94" bold="true" pageId="254" pageNumber="241">Further reading.</emphasis>
<bibRefCitation id="24674B35FF54FF1F28C8FC1FFE23FB93" author="Borkenhagen" box="[235,426,1019,1044]" firstAuthor="Borkenhagen" pageId="254" pageNumber="241" pagination="1179 - 1195" refId="ref325293" refString="Borkenhagen, K. 2014. A new genus and species of cyprinid fish (Actinopterygii, Cyprinidae) from the Arabian Peninsula, and its phylogenetic and zoogeographic affinities. Environmental Biology of Fishes 97: 1179-1195. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10641-014-0315-y" type="journal article" year="2014">Borkenhagen 2014</bibRefCitation>
(comparison; phylogeny).
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