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Cyprinidae (Minnows or carps) > Barbinae
Etymology: Barbus: Latin, barbus = barbel (Ref. 45335).
Eponymy: Sir Charles Alfred Payton (1843–1926) was a British adventurer, writer, fisherman and diplomat who was British Consul to Morocco, where this barb is found. [...] Hans Rebel (1861–1940) was an Austrian lawyer, entomologist and lepidopterist. [...] (Ref. 128868), visit book page.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Freshwater; benthopelagic. Temperate
Euorpe: Adriatic basin, from Drin to Aoos drainages, including Lakes Skadar and Ohrid (Montenegro, Albania, Macedonia, Greece).
Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ? range ? - ? cm
Max length : 25.0 cm SL male/unsexed; (Ref. 59043)
Short description
Identification keys | Morphology | Morphometrics
Diagnosed from other species of Barbus and Luciobarbus in Balkan Peninsula by the possession of the following characters: 47-55 + 2-3 scales on lateral line; 10-12 scale rows between lateral line and dorsal fin origin; 7-9 scale rows between lateral line and pelvic fin origin; head, body and fins with numerous small black dots, larger and darker on back; last simple dorsal ray weak, not serrated posteriorly; simple pelvic ray about as long as second branched ray; and poster margin of dorsal straight to slightly concave (Ref. 59043).
Inhabits lakes and rivers. Prefers stretches with clear water and riffles in streams and rivers. Widely distributed and locally abundant, but populations are greatly fragmented and several of them are facing potential threat as many small streams turn dry during summer. Reaches up to about 25 cm SL (Ref. 59043).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae
Kottelat, M. and J. Freyhof, 2007. Handbook of European freshwater fishes. Publications Kottelat, Cornol and Freyhof, Berlin. 646 pp. (Ref. 59043)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2024-1)
Threat to humans
Harmless
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Estimates based on models
Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref.
82804): PD
50 = 0.5000 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.00631 (0.00304 - 0.01311), b=3.08 (2.90 - 3.26), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this (Sub)family-body shape (Ref.
93245).
Trophic level (Ref.
69278): 3.1 ±0.4 se; based on size and trophs of closest relatives
Resilience (Ref.
120179): Medium, minimum population doubling time 1.4 - 4.4 years (Preliminary K or Fecundity.).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref.
59153): Low vulnerability (21 of 100).
