Italian Barbel

Barbus plebejus

Carp in the Adriatic Sea

Italian Barbel is a freshwater fish of Europe. The species occupies freshwater habitats. Records give a maximum length of 70 cm.

Class: Teleosts
Order: Minnows, Carps, and Loaches
Family: Cyprinidae
Genus: Barbus
Maximum length: 70 cm
Water: Freshwater
Body shape: fusiform
Distribution: Europe: Adriatic basin from Tronto to Krka drainages(Italy, Switzerland, Slovenia and Croatia). Introduced to Tyrrhenian slope of central Italy.
Conservation status: NTNear Threatened

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