The lizard barbel[1] (Barbus lacerta), also known as Kura barbel,[3] is a species of freshwater cyprinid fish from the Near East region. Kosswig's barbel is now a synonym, which also places the species in the Tigris–Euphrates river system of the Middle east.
| Lizard barbel | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Cypriniformes |
| Family: | Cyprinidae |
| Subfamily: | Barbinae |
| Genus: | Barbus |
| Species: | B. lacerta
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| Binomial name | |
| Barbus lacerta Heckel, 1843
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| Synonyms[2] | |
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The specific epithet lacerta is Latin for lizard, but the allusion was not explained by Heckel.[4]
Subspecies edit
The species is monotypic, with no subspecies accepted as valid. However, two former subspecies have been elevated to full species status:[2]
- B. l. cyri De Filippi, 1865, accepted as Barbus cyri
- B. l. escherichii Steindachner, 1897 accepted as Luciobarbus escherichii
References edit
- ^ a b J. Freyhof (2014). "Barbus lacerta". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2014: e.T19021152A19222818. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2014-1.RLTS.T19021152A19222818.en. Retrieved 23 January 2024.
- ^ a b Bailly, Nicolas (2017). "Barbus lacerta Heckel, 1843". WoRMS. World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved 23 January 2024.
- ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2024). "Barbus lacerta" in FishBase. January 2024 version.
- ^ "Family CYPRINIDAE: Subfamily BARBINAE Bleeker 1859 (Barbels)". The ETYFish Project. 7 June 2023. Retrieved 23 January 2024.
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