| Bulatmai 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. capito |
| Binomial name | |
| Luciobarbus capito (Güldenstädt, 1773) | |
| Synonyms | |
Barbus capito | |
The Bulatmai barbel (Luciobarbus capito) is a species of ray-finned fish in the genus Luciobarbus from the Aral and Caspian basins, including rivers that flow into these.
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Barbels are group of carp-like freshwater fish, almost all of the genus Barbus. They are usually found in gravel and rocky-bottomed moderate-flowing rivers with high dissolved oxygen content, known as the Barbel zone. A typical adult barbel can range from 25 to 240 cm in length and weigh between 200 g (7.1 oz) and 200 kg (440 lb), depending on species.
Luciobarbus antinorii, commonly known as the Tunisian barb or Chott el Djerid barbel, was a doubtfully distinct ray-finned fish species in the family Cyprinidae.
The Algerian barb or Tunisian barb, is a ray-finned fish species in the family Cyprinidae. It is found in Algeria and Tunisia.
Luciobarbus graecus is a ray-finned fish species in the family Cyprinidae. It is here placed in Luciobarbus following the IUCN, but that genus is very closely related to the other typical barbels and perhaps better considered a mere subgenus of Barbus. Found in and adjacent to Greece, its closest living relative seems to be L. lydianus, which is found in the northwest of Asia Minor.
Luciobarbus guiraonis is a ray-finned fish species in the family Cyprinidae. It is here placed in Luciobarbus following the IUCN, but that genus is very closely related to the other typical barbels and perhaps better considered a mere subgenus of Barbus.
The Jordan barbel is a species of ray-finned fish in the family Cyprinidae. It is found in Israel, Jordan, and Syria. Its natural habitats are rivers and freshwater lakes. It is threatened by habitat loss.
Luciobarbus magniatlantis is a doubtfully distinct, ray-finned fish species in the family Cyprinidae. It is native to the Atlas Mountains of Morocco.
Luciobarbus microcephalus is a ray-finned fish species in the family Cyprinidae. It is here placed in Luciobarbus following the IUCN, but that genus is very closely related to the other typical barbels and perhaps better considered a mere subgenus of Barbus.
Luciobarbus nasus is an extinct ray-finned fish species in the family Cyprinidae. It was only found in Morocco.
Luciobarbus pallaryi, the Zousfana barb, is a ray-finned fish species in the family Cyprinidae. It is found in Algeria and Morocco.
Luciobarbus steindachneri is a species of cyprinid fish. It is here placed in Luciobarbus following the IUCN, but that genus is very closely related to the other typical barbels and perhaps better considered a mere subgenus of Barbus.
Luciobarbus is a genus of ray-finned fishes in the family Cyprinidae. Its members are found in fresh and brackish waters of southern Europe, northern Africa, the wider Near East, the Aral and Caspian Seas, and rivers associated with these. Several species in the genus are threatened. Most species are fairly small to medium-sized cyprinids, but the genus also includes several members that can surpass 1 m (3.3 ft) in length and the largest, the mangar can reach 2.3 m (7.5 ft).
Luciobarbus leptopogon is a species of ray-finned fish in the genus Luciobarbus which is found in Algeria.
The Menderes barbel is a species of ray-finned fish in the genus Luciobarbus from the Büyük Menderes River basin in Turkey.
The Lydian barbel is a species of ray-finned fish in the genus Luciobarbus from the Gediz River and Asagiçavuslu Stream in Turkey.
Luciobarbus mursa is a species of ray-finned fish in the genus Luciobarbus from freshwater habitats in Central Asia and Iran.
Heckel’s Orontes barbel or Levantine barbel is a species of ray-finned fish in the genus Luciobarbus from the Orontes River basin in the Near East.
The Aral barbel 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.
The Guercif barbel is a species of ray-finned fish in the genus Luciobarbus. it is endemic to the Moulouya River in Morocco.
Capoeta razii, is a newly described species of freshwater cyprinid fish occurring mainly in the southern Caspian Sea basin, Iran. This species was mistakenly reported by many authors as Capoeta gracilis in northern Iranian regions. It was first reported to be different from C. gracilis by Levin et al. (2012).
