Luciobarbus mursa

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Luciobarbus mursa
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Cypriniformes
Family: Cyprinidae
Subfamily: Barbinae
Genus: Luciobarbus
Species:
L. mursa
Binomial name
Luciobarbus mursa
Synonyms
  • Cyprinus mursaGüldenstädt, 1773
  • Barbus mursa(Güldenstädt, 1773)
  • Barbus miliarisDe Filippi, 1863
  • Barbus mursoidesKessler, 1877
  • Barbus microphthalmusSauvage, 1882
  • Barbus kessleriDerjavin, 1929
  • Barbus dagetiFowler, 1958

Luciobarbus mursa is a species of ray-finned fish in the genus Luciobarbus from freshwater habitats in Central Asia and Iran.

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References

  1. Huckstorf, V. (2013). "Luciobarbus mursa". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2013. Retrieved 17 March 2017.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)