Biology:Aral barbel

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Short description: Species of fish

Aral barbel
Barbus brachycephalus.jpg
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Cypriniformes
Family: Cyprinidae
Subfamily: Barbinae
Genus: Luciobarbus
Species:
L. brachycephalus
Binomial name
Luciobarbus brachycephalus
Kessler, 1872
Synonyms

Barbus brachycephalus

The Aral barbel (Luciobarbus brachycephalus) is a species of ray-finned fish in the genus Luciobarbus. It is found in the Aral basin, Chu drainage and southern and western Caspian Sea. For spawning, it migrates up to larger tributaries of the western and southern coasts.

References

Wikidata ☰ Q740172 entry