Ebro Barbel

Luciobarbus graellsii

Eighty Centimeters Carp from the Atlantic Ocean

Temperate
Regional distribution
Freshwater fish
Atlantic Ocean
Europe
Elongated
Large
Temperate fish

Luciobarbus graellsii 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. The Andalusian barbel was formerly included in L. bocagei as subspecies.

Class: Teleosts
Order: Minnows, Carps, and Loaches
Family: Cyprinidae
Genus: Luciobarbus
Maximum length: 80 cm
Water: Freshwater
Body shape: elongated
Distribution: Europe: Spain from Ebro to Ter drainages on Mediterranean slope and westward to Ason drainage on Atlantic slope. Introduced to central Italy in Fiora, Ombrone and Albegna drainages.
Conservation status: NTNear Threatened

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