Barbatula namiri is a species of ray-finned fish in the family Balitoridae. It is found in Lebanon, Syria, and Turkey. Its natural habitat is rivers. It is found in the Orontes River watershed and coastal rivers of Lebanon and Syria north of southern Nahr al-Kabir al-Janoubi. It is threatened by habitat loss by water extraction and dams and pollution in Turkey; threats in Lebanon and Syria are unknown. The population is unknown but is considered stable in Turkey.
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Cypriniformes |
| Family: | Nemacheilidae |
| Genus: | Barbatula |
| Species: | B. namiri
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| Binomial name | |
| Barbatula namiri (Krupp & Schneider, 1991)
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References
edit- ^ Crivelli, A.J. (2006). "Barbatula namiri". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2006: e.T60408A12359987. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2006.RLTS.T60408A12359987.en. Retrieved 15 November 2021.