Barbus cyclolepis is a ray-finned fish species

Species

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 in the family

Family (biology)

In biological classification, family is* a taxonomic rank. Other well-known ranks are life, domain, kingdom, phylum, class, order, genus, and species, with family fitting between order and genus. As for the other well-known ranks, there is the option of an immediately lower rank, indicated by the...

 Cyprinidae.

The Sperchios Barbel (B. sperchiensis), Strumica Barbel (B. strumicae) and Vistula Barbel (B. waleckii) are often included in the present species. B. waleckii might, however, actually be a hybridogenic species , perhaps derived from Common Barbel (B. barbus) females and Carpathian Barbel (B. carpathicus) males.

B. cyclolepis is found in Bulgaria

Bulgaria

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, Greece

Greece

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, and Turkey

Turkey

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. Its natural habitat

Habitat

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s are river

River

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s and intermittent rivers. It is not considered a threatened species

Threatened species

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 by the IUCN.