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Cyprinidae

Mesopotamian barbel

Luciobarbus subquincunciatus

Critically Endangered Carp of Asian Waters

Tropical
Local endemic species
Restricted distribution
Freshwater fish
West Asia
Fusiform
Large
Tropical fish

Mesopotamian barbel is known from Asia as a freshwater fish. It occurs in freshwater habitats.

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

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