Information about Barbus Barbus
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B. barbus is native throughout Europe and China and has become established as an introduced species in Morocco and Italy. Various subspecies are recognised, B. b. bocagei and B. b. sclateri in the Iberian Peninsula and B. b. plebejus in Italy.
The fish is ideally suited to fast flowing waters, adult size is up to 1.2 m (4 ft) in length and 12 kg (26 lb) in weight, although it is typically found smaller (50–100 cm length, weight 1–3 kg)[4]. It is slightly laterally compressed, lacks an adipose fin, has a dark brown or grey mottled appearance, the underside is light coloured, and the fins have a reddish tinge.
B. barbus is benthopelagic, meaning they are found at the bottom of rivers as well as in open water. They are typically found feeding in deeper areas of rivers with a rocky or gravel bottom. Feeding is on benthic organisms, including crustaceans, insect larvae and mollusks.
B. barbus plays a minor role in commercial aquaculture, however they are popular sport fish. In the UK it reaches a size of up to 21 pounds, with anything of more than 7 pounds considered to be of specimen size. Famous barbel rivers include the Hampshire Avon, the Kennet, the Great Ouse, and more recently the Severn and the Teme, where the barbel was not native but has thrived after its introduction.
Male become mature after 3-4 years, females after 5-8 years, spawning occurs after upriver migration during May, June and July and 8,000 to 12,000 eggs are produced per kilogram of bodyweight.[4] The eggs are poisonous.
The name derives from "barb" giving rise to both the Scientific and Common names, B. barbus has of course, excellent examples of barbels. In English folklore the barbel was once called the pigfish.[4]
External links
- Fact sheet, taxonomic details, distribution maps, slideshow, and images of Barbus barbus at ZipcodeZoo.com.
- Photos from Fishbase
References
1. ^ World Conservation Monitoring Centre (1996). Barbus barbus. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCN 2006. Retrieved on 2007-05-27.
2. ^ Common Names of Barbus barbus (June 2006).
3. ^ "Barbus barbus". FishBase. Ed. Ranier Froese and Daniel Pauly. March 2006 version. N.p.: FishBase, 2006.
4. ^ Stephen Gledhill (2006). Barbel Homepage. The Environment Agency.
2. ^ Common Names of Barbus barbus (June 2006).
3. ^ "Barbus barbus". FishBase. Ed. Ranier Froese and Daniel Pauly. March 2006 version. N.p.: FishBase, 2006.
4. ^ Stephen Gledhill (2006). Barbel Homepage. The Environment Agency.
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Bateson, 1885
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Klein, 1885
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Klein, 1885
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Neopterygii
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The Actinopterygii (the plural form of Actinopterygius) comprise the class of the ray-finned fishes.
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Barbus
Cuvier, 1816
Type species
Cyprinus barbus
Linnaeus, 1758
Common Species
''Barbus barbus (Barbel)
Barbus brevipinnis (Shortfin Barb)
Barbus callipterus (Clipper Barb)
Barbus grypus
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Cuvier, 1816
Type species
Cyprinus barbus
Linnaeus, 1758
Common Species
''Barbus barbus (Barbel)
Barbus brevipinnis (Shortfin Barb)
Barbus callipterus (Clipper Barb)
Barbus grypus
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Carl von Linné, Alexander Roslin, 1775. Currently owned by and hanging at the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences.
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Barbus
Cuvier, 1816
Type species
Cyprinus barbus
Linnaeus, 1758
Common Species
''Barbus barbus (Barbel)
Barbus brevipinnis (Shortfin Barb)
Barbus callipterus (Clipper Barb)
Barbus grypus
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Cuvier, 1816
Type species
Cyprinus barbus
Linnaeus, 1758
Common Species
''Barbus barbus (Barbel)
Barbus brevipinnis (Shortfin Barb)
Barbus callipterus (Clipper Barb)
Barbus grypus
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