Kingdom Animalia Class Actinopterygii Family Cyprinidae Scientific name Barbus balcanicus | Phylum Chordata Order Cypriniformes Genus Barbus Rank Species | |
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Similar Barbus caninus, Barbus tyberinus, Romanian barbel, Barbus biharicus |
Barbus balcanicus, the Danube barbel (or large-spot barbel), is a species of freshwater fish widespread in southeastern Europe. It is defined by molecular characters, and difficult to diagnose from e.g. Barbus carpathicus and Barbus petenyi in the field.
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