The lizard barbel[1] (Barbus lacerta), also known as Kura barbel,[3] is a species of freshwater cyprinid fish from the Near East region. Kosswig's barbel is now a synonym, which also places the species in the Tigris–Euphrates river system of the Middle east.

Lizard barbel
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Cypriniformes
Family: Cyprinidae
Subfamily: Barbinae
Genus: Barbus
Species:
B. lacerta
Binomial name
Barbus lacerta
Heckel, 1843
Synonyms[2]
  • Barbus caucasius Kessler, 1877
  • Barbus ercisianus Karaman, 1971
  • Barbus plebejus ercisianus Karaman, 1971
  • Barbus plebejus kosswigi Karaman, 1971
  • Barbus scincus Heckel, 1843
  • Luciobarbus kosswigi (Karaman, 1971)

The specific epithet lacerta is Latin for lizard, but the allusion was not explained by Heckel.[4]

Subspecies

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The species is monotypic, with no subspecies accepted as valid. However, two former subspecies have been elevated to full species status:[2]

References

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  1. ^ a b J. Freyhof (2014). "Barbus lacerta". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2014: e.T19021152A19222818. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2014-1.RLTS.T19021152A19222818.en. Retrieved 23 January 2024.
  2. ^ a b Bailly, Nicolas (2017). "Barbus lacerta Heckel, 1843". WoRMS. World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved 23 January 2024.
  3. ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Barbus lacerta". FishBase. January 2024 version.
  4. ^ "Family CYPRINIDAE: Subfamily BARBINAE Bleeker 1859 (Barbels)". The ETYFish Project. 7 June 2023. Retrieved 23 January 2024.