| Lizard barbel | |
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| Conservation status | |
 Least Concern (IUCN 3.1) | |
Scientific classification 
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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 | |
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The lizard barbel (Barbus lacerta), also known as Kura barbel, 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.
The specific epithet lacerta is Latin for lizard, but the allusion was not explained by Heckel.
Subspecies
The species is monotypic, with no subspecies accepted as valid. However, two former subspecies have been elevated to full species status:
- B. l. cyri De Filippi, 1865, accepted as Barbus cyri
- B. l. escherichii Steindachner, 1897 accepted as Luciobarbus escherichii
References
- ^ 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.
- ^ Bailly, Nicolas (2017). "Barbus lacerta Heckel, 1843". WoRMS. World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved 23 January 2024.
- Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Barbus lacerta". FishBase. January 2024 version.
- "Family CYPRINIDAE: Subfamily BARBINAE Bleeker 1859 (Barbels)". The ETYFish Project. 7 June 2023. Retrieved 23 January 2024.
| Taxon identifiers | |
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| Barbus lacerta | |
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