Carasobarbus canis

Carasobarbus canis
Carasobarbus canis
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Cypriniformes
Family: Cyprinidae
Genus: Carasobarbus
Species: C. canis
Binomial name
Carasobarbus canis
(Valenciennes, 1842)
Synonyms

Barbus canis Valenciennes, 1842
Luciobarbus canis (Valenciennes, 1842)
Tor canis (Valenciennes, 1842)

Carasobarbus canis is a ray-finned fish species in the family Cyprinidae. It is still placed in the old "wastebin genus" Barbus by the IUCN.

It is found in Israel, Jordan, and Syria. Its natural habitats are rivers and freshwater lakes. It is not considered a threatened species by the IUCN.

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