Heckel’s Orontes barbell

Luciobarbus pectoralis

Carp Reaching Twenty Two Point Nine Centimeters

Tropical
Regional distribution
Freshwater fish
Asia (unspecified)
Medium
Tropical fish

Heckel's Orontes barbel or Levantine barbel (Luciobarbus pectoralis) is a species of ray-finned fish in the genus Luciobarbus from the Orontes River basin (including Asi Nehri) in the Near East.

Class: Teleosts
Order: Minnows, Carps, and Loaches
Family: Cyprinidae
Genus: Luciobarbus
Water type: Freshwater