Barbus sperchiensis | |
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Barbus sperchiensis, Central Greece | |
Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Cypriniformes |
Family: | Cyprinidae |
Subfamily: | Barbinae |
Genus: | Barbus |
Species: | B. sperchiensis |
Binomial name | |
Barbus sperchiensis Stephanidis, 1950 | |
Barbus sperchiensis is a disputed species of cyprinid fish in the genus Barbus . It is a freshwater fish endemic to the Spercheios river complex, Central Greece.
It is sometimes included in B. cyclolepis .
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