Ankara barbel

Species of fish

Ankara barbel
Conservation status

Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Cypriniformes
Family: Cyprinidae
Subfamily: Barbinae
Genus: Luciobarbus
Species:
L. escherichii
Binomial name
Luciobarbus escherichii
(Steindachner, 1897)
Synonyms[1]
  • Barbus escherichii
  • Barbus lacerta var. escherichii

The Ankara barbel or Sakarya barbel (Luciobarbus escherichii) is a species of cyprinid fish endemic to freshwater habitats in Turkey, where it occurs in the Sakarya drainage in the Asian part of the country.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b c Freyhof, J. (2014). "Barbus escherichii". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2014: e.T19887669A43096089. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2014-1.RLTS.T19887669A43096089.en. Retrieved 17 March 2017.
  • Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Luciobarbus escherichii". FishBase. August 2011 version.
Taxon identifiers
Luciobarbus escherichii


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