Aral barbel

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Aral barbel
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Cypriniformes
Family: Cyprinidae
Subfamily: Barbinae
Genus: Luciobarbus
Species:
L. brachycephalus
Binomial name
Luciobarbus brachycephalus
Kessler, 1872
Synonyms

Barbus brachycephalus

The Aral barbel (Luciobarbus brachycephalus) is a species of ray-finned fish in the genus Luciobarbus . It is found in the Aral basin, Chu drainage and southern and western Caspian Sea. For spawning, it migrates up to larger tributaries of the western and southern coasts.

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References

  1. Freyhof, J.; Kottelat, M. (2008). "Luciobarbus brachycephalus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2008: e.T135684A4180293. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2008.RLTS.T135684A4180293.en . Retrieved 12 November 2021.