Cyprinidae

Aral barbel

Luciobarbus brachycephalus

Migrating upstream to large tributaries

• Temperate
• Lower river
• Transcontinental
• Europe
• Fusiform
• Large
• Temperate fish

The Aral barbel (Luciobarbus brachycephalus) is a species of ray-finned fish in the genus Luciobarbus. It is found in the Aral basin, Chu drainage and southern and western Caspian Sea. For spawning, it migrates up to larger tributaries of the western and southern coasts.