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Barbus cyclolepis Heckel, 1837

Round-scaled barbell
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Turkey country information

Common names: Bıyıklı balık, Round-scaled barbell
Occurrence: native
Salinity: freshwater
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Uses: no uses
Comments: Known from the European Mediterranean Sea watersheds and Aegean Sea watersheds (Ref. 58342). Also Ref. 106151. Found in few rivers in Thrace northwards to Istranca (Ref. 59043). Threatened due to habitat loss, eutrophication/pollution, construction of weirs/dams in rivers and water abstraction. Listed on Annexes II and V of the EU Habitats Directive (Ref. 58342). Also Ref. 556, 12255. Status of the threat: Data deficient (Ref. 58342). EurTurk.
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Country Information: https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/tu.html
National Fisheries Authority:
Occurrences: Occurrences Point map
Main Ref: Fricke, R., M. Bilecenoglu and H.M. Sari, 2007
National Database: CLOMFOT

Common names from other countries

Classification / Names Common names | Synonyms | Catalog of Fishes(genus, species) | ITIS | CoL | WoRMS | Cloffa

Teleostei (teleosts) > Cypriniformes (Carps) > Cyprinidae (Minnows or carps) > Barbinae
Etymology: Barbus: Latin, barbus = barbel (Ref. 45335).
  More on author: Heckel.

Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Ecology

Freshwater; benthopelagic.   Subtropical; 47°N - 39°N

Distribution Countries | FAO areas | Ecosystems | Occurrences | Point map | Introductions | Faunafri

Europe and Asia: Aegean Sea basin, from Vistonis drainage eastward (Greece, Bulgaria, Turkey); Black Sea basin, few rivers in Thracian Turkey, northwards to Istranca.

Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age

Maturity: Lm ?, range 9 - ? cm
Max length : 30.0 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 31730); max. reported age: 6 years (Ref. 27718)

Short description Identification keys | Morphology | Morphometrics

Dorsal soft rays (total): 8. Diagnosed from its congeners in Balkan Peninsula by having the following characters: last simple dorsal ray spinous, serrated posteriorly; usually 64-71 + 3-4 scales on lateral line; 15-20 scale rows between lateral and dorsal origin; 10-13 scale rows between lateral and pelvic origin; anterior scales of flank partly embedded in skin; head, body and fins with conspicuous black dots, smaller than pupil; caudal with a few small dots and without distinct black margin; lower lip with a median lobe in individuals larger than about 10 cm SL, a swollen pad in smaller ones; eye diameter 2.4-3.2 rimes in snout length; caudal peduncle depth 1.6-1.9 times in its length (Ref. 59043).

Biology     Glossary (e.g. epibenthic)

Inhabits streams and rivers, preferring stretches with clear water and riffles (Ref. 59043).

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Main reference Upload your references | References | Coordinator | Collaborators

Bianco, P.G., 1998. Diversity of Barbinae fishes in southern Europe with description of a new genus and a new species (Cyprinidae). Ital. J. Zool. 65:125-136. (Ref. 31730)

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435)

  Least Concern (LC) ; Date assessed: 31 January 2006

CITES (Ref. 128078)

Not Evaluated

CMS (Ref. 116361)

Not Evaluated

Threat to humans

  Harmless




Human uses

FAO(Fisheries: production; publication : search) | FishSource |

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Estimates based on models

Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref. 82804):  PD50 = 0.5000   [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.01000 (0.00660 - 0.01515), b=3.00 (2.87 - 3.13), in cm Total Length, based on LWR estimates for this species & (Sub)family-body (Ref. 93245).
Trophic level (Ref. 69278):  3.0   ±0.36 se; based on food items.
Resilience (Ref. 120179):  Medium, minimum population doubling time 1.4 - 4.4 years (K=0.168; tmax=6).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref. 59153):  Low vulnerability (20 of 100).