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Carpathian barbel
Barbus carpathicus
Barbus carpathicus, the Carpathian barbel, is a species of freshwater ray-finned fish belonging to the family Cyprinidae, the family which includes the carps, barbels and related fishes. This fish is found in the drainage system of the Danube in Europe.
From the article Barbus carpathicus on Wikipedia (CC BY-SA), quoted section by section
Range & habitat
Barbus carpathicus is native to eastern Europe where it is found in the Tisza river system in the Danube drainage, the Hron to the Someș riverss, the Upper Vistula drainage as far downstream as the Pilica tributary system. It is also found in the Wierzyca tributary system on the lower Vistula drainage and in the upper Dniester drainage. The Carpathian barbel has been recorded from Hungary, Slovakia, Poland, Romania and Ukraine.It is found in premontane and montane streams and small rivers with gravel bottoms where there is a swift to moderate current, in the summer it is commonest in shallow rapids and riffles during summer but moves to deeper spots in the winter.
== References ==
Wikipedia: “Distribution and habitat”
In human culture
Barbus carpathicus is classified in the genus Barbus, the name of which is the Latin for "beard". The specific name carpathicus means belonging to the Carpathian Mountains, this species is endemic to the northwestern Carpathians.
Wikipedia: “Etymology”
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 95174.