Balkan barbel
(Barbus balcanicus)

Classification

Species: Barbus balcanicus
Genus: Barbus - Barbel
Family: Cyprinidae - Carps
Order: Cypriniformes - Carps
Class: Teleostei - Ray-finned fishes
Superclass: Osteichthyes - Bony fishes

General data

Scientific names: Balkan barbel
Habitat: Freshwater
Climates: Temperate, Continental, Mountain
Native: Europe
Distribution: Gallikos, Vardar (Axios), Haliacmon, Danube

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