Luciobarbus

Luciobarbus is a genus of freshwater cyprinids. They live in Europe, North Africa, and the Caspian Sea. Before, they also used to be found in the Aral Sea, but it is now dried up.

Mangar (Luciobarbus esocinus)

Taxonomy

Luciobarbus is classified in the subfamily Barbinae. It was once part of the more well-known genus Barbus.

Species

Extant species

The genus contains 40 extant species:

• Luciobarbus albanicus (Steindachner, 1870) (Albanian barbel)
• Luciobarbus barbulus Heckel, 1847
• Luciobarbus biscarensis Boulenger, 1911
• Luciobarbus bocagei (Steindachner, 1864) (Iberian barbel)
• Luciobarbus brachycephalus (Kessler, 1872) (Aral barbel)
• Luciobarbus callensis Valenciennes, 1842 (Algerian barb)
• Luciobarbus capito (Güldenstädt, 1773) (Bulatmai barbel)
• Luciobarbus caspius (L. S. Berg, 1914) (Caspian barbel)
• Luciobarbus chelifensis Brahimi, Freyhof, Henrard & Libois, 2017
• Luciobarbus comizo (Steindachner, 1864) (Comizo barbel)
• Luciobarbus escherichii (Steindachner, 1897) (Ankara barbel)
• Luciobarbus esocinus Heckel, 1843 (Mangar)
• Luciobarbus graecus Steindachner, 1896
• Luciobarbus graellsii (Steindachner, 1866)
• Luciobarbus guercifensis Doadrio, Perea & Yahyahoui, 2016 (Guercif barbel)
• Luciobarbus guiraonis (Steindachner, 1866)
• Luciobarbus kersin (Heckel, 1843) (Kersin barbel)
• Luciobarbus kottelati Turan, Ekmekçi, İlhan & Engin, 2008 (Menderes barbel)
• Luciobarbus lanigarensis Brahimi, Libois, Henrard & Freyhof, 2018
• Luciobarbus leptopogon G. H. W. Schimper, 1834
• Luciobarbus longiceps Valenciennes, 1842 (Jordan barbel)
• Luciobarbus lydianus (Boulenger, 1896) (Lydian barbel)
• Luciobarbus maghrebensis Doadrio, Perea & Yahyaoui, 2015 (Maghreb barbel)
• Luciobarbus magniatlantis (Pellegrin, 1919)
• Luciobarbus microcephalus (Almaça (pt), 1967)
• Luciobarbus mursa (Güldenstädt, 1773) (Mursa)
• Luciobarbus mystaceus (Pallas, 1814) (Euphrates barbel)
• Luciobarbus pallaryi Pellegrin, 1919
• Luciobarbus pectoralis (Heckel, 1843) (Heckel’s Orontes barbel)
• Luciobarbus rabatensis Doadrio, Perea & Yahyaoui, 2015 (Rabat barbel)
• Luciobarbus rifensis Doadrio, Casal-Lopez & Yahyaoui, 2015 (Rifian barbel)
• Luciobarbus sclateri (Günther, 1868) (Andalusian barbel)
• Luciobarbus setivimensis Valenciennes, 1842
• Luciobarbus steindachneri (Almaça (pt), 1967)
• Luciobarbus subquincunciatus (Günther, 1868) (Mesopotamian barbel)
• Luciobarbus xanthopterus Heckel, 1843 (Yellowfin barbel)
• Luciobarbus yahyaouii Doadrio, Casal-Lopez & Perea, 2016 (Yahyaoui barbel)
• Luciobarbus zayanensis Doadrio, Casal-Lopez & Perea, 2016 (Zayan barbel)

Extinct species

• †Luciobarbus nasus (Günther, 1874)

Gallery

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  Jordan barbel (Luciobarbus longiceps)
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  Luciobarbus nasus
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  Mesopotamian barbel (Luciobarbus subquincunciatus)