Biology:Lizard barbel

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Lizard barbel
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Cypriniformes
Family: Cyprinidae
Subfamily: Barbinae
Genus: Barbus
Species:
B. lacerta
Binomial name
Barbus lacerta
Heckel, 1843
Synonyms[2]
  • Barbus plebejus kosswigi Barbus caucasius
  • Kessler, 1877 Karaman, 1971
  • Karaman, 1971 Barbus scincus
  • Barbus plebejus ercisianus Heckel, 1843
  • Barbus ercisianus Karaman, 1971
  • (Karaman, 1971) Luciobarbus kosswigi

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.

The specific epithet lacerta is Latin for lizard, but the allusion was not explained by Heckel.[4]

Subspecies

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


Wikidata ☰ Q3752256 entry