Barbels are a 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.
Barbus figuigensis is a doubtfully distinct ray-finned fish species in the family Cyprinidae.
Luciobarbus graellsii 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 Andalusian barbel was formerly included in L. bocagei as subspecies.
Barbus haasi, or the Catalonian barbel or redtail barb Catalan: barb cua-roig; Spanish: barbo colirrojo or barbo de cola roja), is a species of freshwater fish in the family Cyprinidae.
Labeobarbus intermedius is an East African ray-finned fish species in the family Cyprinidae. Like the closely related yellowfish, it is hexaploid. A large species, the maximum recorded standard length is nearly 50 cm (20 in). This species has a subspecies named Labeobarbus intermedius intermedius.
Luciobarbus issenensis is a doubtfully distinct ray-finned fish species in the family Cyprinidae.
Luciobarbus labiosa is a species inquirenda of ray-finned fish in the family Cyprinidae.
Luciobarbus lepineyi, the Draa barbel, is a doubtfully distinct ray-finned fish species in the family Cyprinidae.
Luciobarbus magniatlantis, the Tensift riffle barbel, is a species in the family Cyprinidae. It is native to the Tensift River catchment of the Atlas Mountains of Morocco. However, it has been extirpated from the Rheraya River in the middle of its range, which has led to two isolated sub-populations.
Carasobarbus moulouyensis is a ray-finned fish species in the family Cyprinidae. It is found only in Morocco.
Luciobarbus nasus is an extinct ray-finned fish species in the family Cyprinidae. It was only found in the Oued Ksob of Morocco.
Luciobarbus pallaryi, the Zousfana barb, is a ray-finned fish species in the family Cyprinidae. It is found in Algeria and Morocco.
The giant Atlas barbel was a ray-finned fish species in the family Cyprinidae. It was the only species in the genus Atlantor but it is now thought to be extinct.
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 Mangar or pike barbel, is a large species of ray-finned fish in the genus Luciobarbus within the family Cyprinidae, native to the Tigris–Euphrates river system in Iran, Iraq, Syria and Turkey.
The Maghreb barbel is a ray-finned fish species in the family Cyprinidae. It is found in Morocco.
