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Ankara barbel

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Ankara barbel
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Cypriniformes
Family: Cyprinidae
Subfamily: Barbinae
Genus: Barbus
Species:
B. escherichii
Binomial name
Barbus escherichii
(Steindachner, 1897)
Synonyms[1]
  • Luciobarbus escherichii
  • Barbus lacerta var. escherichii

The Ankara barbel or Sakarya barbel (Barbus escherichii) is a species of cyprinid fish endemic to freshwater habitats in Turkey, where it occurs in the Sakarya drainage in the Asian part of the country.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b c Freyhof, J. (2014). "Barbus escherichii". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2014: e.T19887669A43096089. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2014-1.RLTS.T19887669A43096089.en. Retrieved 17 March 2017.