Horse Barbel

Barbus tyberinus

Sixty Centimeters Carp of European Waters

Horse Barbel is known around Europe as a freshwater fish; It occurs in freshwater habitats, and the species reaches a recorded maximum of 60 cm.

Class: Teleosts
Order: Minnows, Carps, and Loaches
Family: Cyprinidae
Genus: Barbus
Maximum length: 60 cm
Water: Freshwater
Body shape: elongated
Distribution: Europe: endemic to Italy: Tyrrhenian Sea basin, between rivers at Genova and Sele drainage; Adriatic basin, from Essino to Ofanto drainages. Introduced in other drainages in Italy.
Conservation status: NTNear Threatened

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