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Cyprinidae

Mediterranean Barbel

Barbus meridionalis

Near Threatened Carp in the Record

Temperate
Upper river
Regional distribution
Freshwater fish
Europe
Fusiform
Medium
Temperate fish

Mediterranean Barbel is known from Europe as a freshwater fish. It occurs in freshwater habitats.

Class: Teleosts
Order: Minnows, Carps, and Loaches
Family: Cyprinidae
Genus: Barbus
Water type: Freshwater
Body shape: fusiform

Distribution area

Regional overview, not a precise species range.

Conservation status (IUCN)

LCNTVUENCREWEX

Near Threatened (NT)

The species is not currently threatened, but may qualify as threatened in the near future.

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