Evia barbel

The Evia barbel or petropsaro[1][2] (Barbus euboicus), is a species of freshwater fish in the family Cyprinidae found only in Greece. It is endemic to the Euboea Island and there now restricted to a single stream, Manikiotikos, in the southern part of the island. During the dry season it may be found just in a few intermittent pools. It is threatened by habitat loss and considered critically endangered.'[3]

Evia barbel
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Cypriniformes
Family: Cyprinidae
Subfamily: Barbinae
Genus: Barbus
Species:
B. euboicus
Binomial name
Barbus euboicus
Stephanidis, 1950

References

  1. Crivelli, A.J. (2006). "Barbus euboicus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2006: e.T2576A9457379. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2006.RLTS.T2576A9457379.en. Retrieved 16 November 2021.
  2. Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2015). "Barbus euboicus" in FishBase. April 2015 version.
  3. Crivelli, A.J. (2006). "Barbus euboicus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2006: e.T2576A9457379. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2006.RLTS.T2576A9457379.en. Retrieved 18 November 2021.
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