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Barilius mesopotamicus

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Species of fish

Barilius mesopotamicus
Conservation status

Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Cypriniformes
Family: Cyprinidae
Genus: Barilius
Species: B. mesopotamicus
Binomial name
Barilius mesopotamicus
L. S. Berg, 1932

Barilius mesopotamicus, the Mesopotamian minnow or Mesopotamian barilius, is a species of fish in the family Cyprinidae. It is found in rivers, streams and irrigation ditches, usually with some flow and water temperatures from 12 to 24 °C (54–75 °F), in the Tigris-Euphrates basin of Iran, Iraq, Syria and Turkey. It reaches a length of about 7 cm (2.8 in).

References

  1. Freyhof, J. (2014). "Barilius mesopotamicus". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2014. IUCN: e.T19021664A19222833. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2014-1.RLTS.T19021664A19222833.en. Retrieved 13 January 2018.
  2. ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Barilius mesopotamicus". FishBase.
  3. Coad, B. W., & F. Krupp (1983). Redescription of Barilius mesopotamicus Berg, 1932 a poorly known cyprinid fish from the Tigris–Euphrates basin. Cybium 7(1): 47-56.
Taxon identifiers
Barilius mesopotamicus


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