Mesopotamian barbel
| Mesopotamian barbel | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Cypriniformes |
| Family: | Cyprinidae |
| Subfamily: | Barbinae |
| Genus: | Luciobarbus |
| Species: | L. subquincunciatus
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| Binomial name | |
| Luciobarbus subquincunciatus (Günther, 1868)
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| Synonyms | |
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Barbus subquincunciatus Günther, 1868 | |
The Mesopotamian barbel or leopard barbel (Luciobarbus subquincunciatus) is a cyprinid in the genus Luciobarbus found in the Tigris–Euphrates river system.[2] After 12 years of being lost, in January 2024, a local fisherman caught a specimen of the fish.[3]
Related pages
- Mangar – another fish found in the Tigris–Euphrates Basin
References
- ↑ Freyhof, J. (2014). "Luciobarbus subquincunciatus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2014: e.T19383549A19849734. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2014-1.RLTS.T19383549A19849734.en. Retrieved 13 November 2021.
- ↑ "Luciobarbus subquincunciatus, FishBase".
- ↑ "Lost leopard barbel rediscovered".