Round-scaled barbell

Barbus cyclolepis

Thirty Centimeters Carp of Asian Waters

Tropical
Transcontinental
Freshwater fish
Europe
West Asia
Elongated
Medium
Tropical fish

Barbus cyclolepis, the round-scaled barbel, is a freshwater fish species in the family Cyprinidae. It is found in Bulgaria, Greece, and Turkey. Its natural habitats are rivers and intermittent rivers.

Class: Teleosts
Order: Minnows, Carps, and Loaches
Family: Cyprinidae
Genus: Barbus
Maximum length: 30 cm
Water: Freshwater
Body shape: elongated
Distribution: Europe and Asia: Aegean Sea basin, from Vistonis drainage eastward (Greece, Bulgaria, Turkey); Black Sea basin, few rivers in Thracian Turkey, northwards to Istranca.
Conservation status: LCLeast Concern

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