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Romanian barbel

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Romanian barbel
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Cypriniformes
Family: Cyprinidae
Subfamily: Barbinae
Genus: Barbus
Species:
B. petenyi
Binomial name
Barbus petenyi
Heckel, 1852

The Romanian barbel (Barbus petenyi) is a species of ray-finned fish in the genus Barbus. It occurs in the lower Danube basin of Bulgaria and Romania, as well as in several rivers of Bulgaria flowing into the Black Sea, such as Kamchiya.[2] The species is named after János Salamon Petényi.

Males can reach 25 cm in length.

References

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  1. ^ J. Freyhof; M. Kottelat (2008). "Barbus petenyi". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. e.T135705A4187073. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2008.RLTS.T135705A4187073.en.
  2. ^ "Barbus petenyi". Fishbase. Retrieved 3 February 2017.

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