Ankara barbell

Luciobarbus escherichii

Twenty Three Centimeters Carp of Asian Waters

Temperate
Local endemic species
Restricted distribution
Freshwater fish
West Asia
Fusiform
Medium
Temperate fish

The Ankara barbel or Sakarya barbel (Barbus escherichii) is a species of cyprinid fish endemic to freshwater habitats in Turkey, where it occurs in the Sakarya drainage in the Asian part of the country.

Class: Teleosts
Order: Minnows, Carps, and Loaches
Family: Cyprinidae
Genus: Luciobarbus
Maximum length: 23 cm
Water: Freshwater
Body shape: fusiform
Distribution: Asia: endemic to Turkey in northern Anatolian Black Sea watersheds, Anatolian Aegen Sea and western Lakes watersheds.

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