Marmara barbel
Marmara barbel | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Cypriniformes |
Family: | Cyprinidae |
Subfamily: | Barbinae |
Genus: | Barbus |
Species: | B. oligolepis |
Binomial name | |
Barbus oligolepis Battalgil, 1941 |
The Marmara barbel (Barbus oligolepis) is a species of cyprinid fish endemic to Turkey where it is only known from fast flowing waters with substrates of stones or pebbles. This species can reach a length of 35 centimetres (14 in) SL.[2]
Taxonomic issue
[edit]Oliotius oligolepis (Bleeker, 1853), a species of barb from Southeast Asia has at times been placed in the genus Barbus which would render the current species invalid as a junior homonym. However, since Bleeker's oligolepis species, originally in Capoeta, is currently placed in the genus Oliotius and before that in Puntius, Battalgil's oligolepis species is available and valid.[3]
References
[edit]- ^ J. Freyhof (2014). "Barbus oligolepis". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. e.T19021533A19222828. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2014-1.RLTS.T19021533A19222828.en.
- ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2013). "Barbus oligolepis" in FishBase. October 2013 version.
- ^ Barbus tauricus oligolepis Archived 2013-12-02 at the Wayback Machine, Catalog of Fishes, California Academy of Sciences