Danube barbel
The Danube barbel (Barbus balcanicus) is a species of freshwater fish widespread in southeastern Europe. It is difficult to diagnose from e.g. Barbus carpathicus and Barbus petenyi in the field.
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Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Cypriniformes |
| Family: | Cyprinidae |
| Subfamily: | Barbinae |
| Genus: | Barbus |
| Species: | B. balcanicus |
| Binomial name | |
| Barbus balcanicus Kotlík, Tsigenopoulos, Ráb & Berrebi, 2002 | |
References
- J. Freyhof; M. Kottelat (2008). "Barbus balcanicus". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. e.T135564A4145937. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2008.RLTS.T135564A4145937.en.
- Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2006). "Barbus balcanicus" in FishBase. April 2006 version.
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