Cyprinidae

Iberian Barbel

Luciobarbus comizo

Fish Reaching Eighty Centimeters in European Waters

• Temperate
• Regional distribution
• Freshwater fish
• Europe
• Elongated
• Large
• Temperate fish

The Iberian barbel (Luciobarbus comizo) is a ray-finned fish species in the family Cyprinidae. It is here placed in Luciobarbus following the IUCN, but that genus is very closely related to the other typical barbels and perhaps better considered a mere subgenus of Barbus. This large barbel can grow to over 50 cm (20 in) long.