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Luciobarbus mystaceus (Pallas, 1814)

Euphrates barbell
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Iran country information

Common names: سس ماهي
Occurrence: questionable
Salinity: freshwater
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Uses: no uses
Comments: Of doubtful validity.
National Checklist:
Country Information: https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/ir.html
National Fisheries Authority:
Occurrences: Occurrences Point map
Main Ref: Coad, B.W., 1995
National Database:

Common names from other countries

Classification / Names Nomi Comuni | Sinonimi | Catalog of Fishes(Genere, Specie) | ITIS | CoL | WoRMS | Cloffa

> Cypriniformes (Carps) > Cyprinidae (Minnows or carps) > Barbinae
Etymology:   More on author: Pallas.

Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Ecologia

; acqua dolce benthopelagico.   Subtropical

Distribuzione Stati | Aree FAO | Ecosystems | Presenze | Point map | Introduzioni | Faunafri

Asia: endemic to the Tigris-Euphrates basin.

Size / Peso / Age

Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm

Biologia     Glossario (es. epibenthic)

Life cycle and mating behavior Maturities | Riproduzione | Spawnings | Egg(s) | Fecundities | Larve

Main reference Upload your references | Bibliografia | Coordinatore | Collaboratori

Turan, D., F.G. Ekmekçi, A. Ilhan and S. Engin, 2008. Luciobarbus kottelati, a new species of barbel (Teleostei: Cyprinidae) from the Büyük Menderes River, Turkey, with rediagnose of L. lydianus. Zootaxa 1824:35-44. (Ref. 77060)

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435)

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