Barbus macedonicus | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Cypriniformes |
Family: | Cyprinidae |
Subfamily: | Barbinae |
Genus: | Barbus |
Species: | B. macedonicus |
Binomial name | |
Barbus macedonicus S. L. Karaman, 1928 |
Barbus macedonicus is a species of cyprinid fish.
It is found only in rivers Vardar, Pineios, Haliacmon and Loudias in northern Greece and North Macedonia. [2]
It is threatened by habitat loss, water extraction, pollution and overfishing. Greece has a general fishing law but it is not enforced.