Mediterranean Barbel

Mediterranean Barbel
Conservation status
Near Threatened (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Cypriniformes
Family:	Cyprinidae
Genus:	Barbus
Species:	B. meridionalis
Binomial name
Barbus meridionalis Risso, 1827

The Mediterranean Barbel or Southern Barbel (Barbus meridionalis) is a species of ray-finned fish in the Cyprinidae family. It is found in France and Spain, as well as Bulgaria where the Barbus meridionalis petenyi subspecies is also known as Balkan Barbus / Barbel (Балканска Мряна). It is one of the tastiest river fish, prized for its delicate texture and succulent flavor.

Its natural habitats are rivers and intermittent rivers. It is becoming rare due to habitat loss.

References

• Crivelli, A.J. 2005. Barbus meridionalis. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 19 July 2007.

This Barbus article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.v · Categories: IUCN Red List near threatened species Barbus Fish of Europe Fauna of France Fauna of Spain Barbus stubs Wikimedia Foundation. 2010. Игры ⚽ Нужна курсовая? Barbus massaensis Barbus microbarbis Look at other dictionaries: Barbel (fish) — They are usually found in gravel and rocky bottomed fast flowing waters with high dissolved oxygen content. A typical adult barbel will range from 25 to 100 cm in length and weigh anywhere between 200 g and 10 kg, although weights of 1 2kg are… …   Wikipedia Ebro Barbel — Conservation status Least Concern (IUCN 3.1) Scientific classification Kingdom …   Wikipedia Dresano —   Comune   Comune di Dresano dei coglioni …   Wikipedia Mount Paiko — A view of Mount Paiko. Elevation 1,650 m (5,413 ft)  …   Wikipedia Fauna of Europe — is all the animals living in Europe and its surrounding seas and islands. Since there is no natural biogeographic boundary in the east and south between Europe and Asia, the term fauna of Europe is somewhat elusive. Europe is the western part of… …   Wikipedia Nile River — Arabic Baḥr al Nīl River, eastern and northern Africa. The longest river in the world, it is about 4,132 mi (6,650 km) long from its remotest headstream and 3,473 mi (5,588 km) from Lake Victoria to the Mediterranean Sea. It flows generally north …   Universalium Jerauld Wright — during its commissioning and fitting out period. [ Warrior among Diplomats , p. 100 101, 105 107; [http://www.history.navy.mil/danfs/s10/sequoia ii.htm USS Sequoia (AG 23)] DANFS Naval Historical Center] Bureau of OrdnanceWright developed an… …   Wikipedia Italian cuisine — This article is part of the series …   Wikipedia USS Tringa (ASR-16) — was laid down on 12 July 1945 at Savannah, Georgia, by the Savannah Machine Foundry Co.; launched on 25 June 1946; sponsored by Mrs. Nola Dora Vassar, the mother of Curtis L. Vassar, Jr., missing in action; and commissioned on 28 January 1947, Lt …   Wikipedia Pelagic fish — A school of large pelagic predator fish (giant trevally) sizing up a school of small pelagic prey fish (anchovies) Pelagic fish live near the surface or in the water column of coastal, ocean and lake waters, but not on the bottom of the sea or… …   Wikipedia 18+ © Academic, 2000-2024 Contact us: Technical Support, Advertising Dictionaries export, created on PHP, Joomla, Drupal, WordPress, MODx. Mark and share Search through all dictionaries Translate… Search Internet Share the article and excerpts Direct link … Do a right-click on the link above and select “Copy Link”