Barbus peloponnesius

Barbus peloponnesius
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Cypriniformes
Family: Cyprinidae
Genus: Barbus
Species: B. peloponnesius
Binomial name
Barbus peloponnesius
Valenciennes in Cuvier & Valenciennes, 1842
Synonyms

Pseudobarbus leonhardi Bielz, 1853
Barbus meridionalis petenyi (Heckel, 1847)
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Barbus peloponnesius is a ray-finned fish species in the family Cyprinidae. The Western Balkan Barbel (B. rebeli) is sometimes included in the present species.

It is found only in Greece and Hungary. Its natural habitats are rivers and freshwater lakes. It is not considered a threatened species by the IUCN, however its subspecies (Barbus peloponnesius petenyi) is protected and considered threatened. The latter can be found in the Danube basin, particularly in areas of the Duna-Ipoly National Park in Hungary.

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