Mesopotamian barbel

The Mesopotamian barbel or leopard barbel (Luciobarbus subquincunciatus) is a cyprinid in the genus Luciobarbus found in the Tigris–Euphrates river system.^[1] After 12 years of being lost, in January 2024, a local fisherman caught a specimen of the fish.^[2]

Related pages

Mangar – another fish found in the Tigris–Euphrates Basin

References

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[1] "Luciobarbus subquincunciatus, FishBase".

[2] "Lost leopard barbel rediscovered".

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