 The Andalusian barbel was formerly included in "L. bocagei" as subspecies.In addition, "L. graellsii" has – like its close relative the "Albanian barbel" ("Luciobarbus albanicus") and the slightly more distantly related red-tailed barbel ("Barbus haasi") – also been placed in "Messinobarbus".But even if that genus is valid, it is probably incorrect to do so.