Evia barbel

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Evia barbel
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Cypriniformes
Family: Cyprinidae
Subfamily: Barbinae
Genus: Barbus
Species:
B. euboicus
Binomial name
Barbus euboicus

The Evia barbel or petropsaro [1] [2] (Barbus euboicus), is a species of freshwater fish in the family Cyprinidae found only in Greece. It is endemic to the Euboea Island and they're now restricted to a single stream, Manikiotikos, in the southern part of the island. During the dry season it may be found just in a few intermittent pools. It is threatened by habitat loss and considered critically endangered. [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 Crivelli, A.J. (2006). "Barbus euboicus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2006: e.T2576A9457379. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2006.RLTS.T2576A9457379.en . Retrieved 16 November 2021.
  2. Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2015). "Barbus euboicus" in FishBase . April 2015 version.