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Brook barbel

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Brook barbel
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Cypriniformes
Family: Cyprinidae
Subfamily: Barbinae
Genus: Barbus
Species:
B. caninus
Binomial name
Barbus caninus
Bonaparte, 1839

The brook barbel (Barbus caninus) is a species of ray-finned fish in the family Cyprinidae. It is found in Italy and Switzerland.[2] Its natural habitat is rivers. It is threatened by habitat degradation and by competition from the introduced B. barbus and B. graellsi.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b Crivelli, A.J.; Bianco, P.G. (2006). "Barbus caninus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2006: e.T2592A9459989. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2006.RLTS.T2592A9459989.en. Retrieved 17 November 2021.
  2. ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Barbus caninus". FishBase. February 2016 version.