Barbus macedonicus
| Barbus macedonicus | |
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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. macedonicus
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| Binomial name | |
| Barbus macedonicus S. L. Karaman, 1928
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Barbus macedonicus is a species of cyprinid fish.
It is found only in rivers Vardar, Pineios, Haliacmon and Loudias in northern Greece and North Macedonia.[2]
It is threatened by habitat loss, water extraction, pollution and overfishing. Greece has a general fishing law but it is not enforced.
References
[edit]- ^ Crivelli, A.J. (2006). "Barbus macedonicus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2006: e.T61380A12469494. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2006.RLTS.T61380A12469494.en. Retrieved 16 November 2021.
- ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Barbus macedonicus". FishBase. February 2016 version.
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