Maritza barbel
(Barbus cyclolepis)
General data
Scientific names:
Maritza barbel, Round-scaled barbell
Habitat:
Freshwater
Climates:
Subtropical, Temperate, Mountain
Distribution:
Maritsa (Evros)
Barbus cyclolepis, the round-scaled barbel, is a freshwater fish species in the family Cyprinidae. It is found in Bulgaria, Greece, and Turkey. Europe and Asia: Aegean Sea basin, from Vistonis drainage eastward (Greece, Bulgaria, Turkey); Black Sea basin, few rivers in Thracian Turkey, northwards to Istranca.
Its natural habitats are rivers and intermittent rivers.
It is not considered a threatened species by the IUCN.
