Crimean Barbel

Barbus tauricus

Fish Reaching Seventy Centimeters in Asian Waters

Crimean 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
Maximum length: 70 cm
Body shape: elongated
Distribution: Europe: restricted to seven streams of Crimea of the Black and Azov Sea basins (Ref. 59043 ). Asia: Turkey (Ref. 58342 ).
Conservation status: LCLeast Concern

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