Kingdom Animalia Class Actinopterygii Family Cyprinidae Scientific name Barbus oligolepis | Phylum Chordata Order Cypriniformes Genus Barbus Rank Species | |
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Barbus oligolepis is a species of cyprinid fish endemic to Turkey where it is only known from fast flowing waters with substrates of stones or pebbles. This species can reach a length of 35 centimetres (14 in) SL.
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Taxonomic Issue
Oliotius oligolepis (Bleeker, 1853), a species of barb from Southeast Asia has at times been placed in the genus Barbus which would render the current species invalid as a junior homonym. However, since Bleeker's oligolepis species, originally in Capoeta, is currently placed in the genus Oliotius and before that in Puntius, Battalgil's oligolepis species is available and valid.
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