Cyprinidae

barbel

Barbus barbus

The type species anchoring the genus Barbus

• Temperate
• Regional distribution
• Freshwater fish
• Atlantic Ocean
• East Asia
• Europe
• Fusiform
• Large
• Temperate fish

The common barbel (Barbus barbus) is a species of freshwater fish belonging to the family Cyprinidae. It shares the common name 'barbel' with its many relatives in the genus Barbus, of which it is the type species. In Great Britain it is usually referred to simply as the barbel; similar names are used elsewhere in Europe, such as barbeau in France and flodbarb in Sweden.