Kingdom Animalia Order Cypriniformes Genus Luciobarbus Phylum Chordata | Class Actinopterygii Family Cyprinidae Scientific name Luciobarbus caspius Rank Species | |
Similar Luciobarbus capito, Luciobarbus, Capoeta damascina, Amur goby, Luciobarbus graecus | ||
The Caspian barbel (Luciobarbus caspius) is a species of Cyprinid fish native to the Kura-Aras watershed in the wider Near East. In Persian, it is called zardak (زردک).
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