Arabibarbus

Updated on Jan 07, 2024

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Kingdom Animalia Family Cyprinidae Rank Genus		Class Actinopterygii Phylum Chordata Order Cypriniformes
Similar Cypriniformes, Carasobarbus, Amblyrhynchichthys, Acanthobrama, Alburnus caeruleus

Arabibarbus is a genus of Cyprinidae. They are large freshwater carps found in the Arabian Peninsula, Mesopotamia and Iran.

Species

There are currently 3 recognized species of this genus:

Arabibarbus arabicus (Trewavas, 1941)

Arabibarbus hadhrami Borkenhagen, 2014

Arabibarbus grypus (Heckel, 1843) (Shirbot)

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