Barbus peloponnesius

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Barbus peloponnesius
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Cypriniformes
Family: Cyprinidae
Subfamily: Barbinae
Genus: Barbus
Species:
B. peloponnesius
Binomial name
Barbus peloponnesius
Valenciennes in Cuvier & Valenciennes, 1842
Synonyms

Pseudobarbus leonhardiBielz, 1853
Barbus meridionalis petenyi(Heckel, 1847)
and see text

Barbus peloponnesius is a ray-finned fish species in the family Cyprinidae. The western Balkan barbel (B. rebeli) is sometimes included in the present species.

It is found only in Greece and Bulgaria. [2] Its natural habitats are rivers and freshwater lakes. It is not considered a threatened species by the IUCN, however a subspecies, Barbus peloponnesius petenyi, is protected and considered threatened. The latter can be found in the Danube basin, particularly in areas of the Duna-Ipoly National Park in Hungary.

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References

  1. Crivelli, A.J. (2006). "Barbus peloponnesius". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2006: e.T2588A9459183. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2006.RLTS.T2588A9459183.en . Retrieved 17 November 2021.
  2. Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2016). "Barbus peloponnesius" in FishBase . February 2016 version.