Biology:Mediterranean barbel
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Short description: Species of fish
| Mediterranean 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. meridionalis
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| Binomial name | |
| Barbus meridionalis A. Risso, 1827
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The Mediterranean barbel or southern barbel (Barbus meridionalis) is a species of ray-finned fish in the family Cyprinidae. It is found in France and Spain .[2] It is one of the tastiest river fish, prized for its delicate texture and succulent flavor.
Its natural habitats are rivers and intermittent rivers. It is becoming rare due to habitat loss.
References
- ↑ Crivelli, A.J. (2006). "Barbus meridionalis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2006: e.T2567A9455918. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2006.RLTS.T2567A9455918.en. https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/2567/9455918. Retrieved 14 November 2021.
- ↑ Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2016). "Barbus meridionalis" in FishBase. February 2016 version.
Wikidata ☰ Q617967 entry
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