Italian Barbel
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Barbus plebejus Valenciennes, 1842 |
The Italian Barbel (Barbus plebejus) is a species of ray-finned fish in the Cyprinidae family. It is found in Croatia, Iran, Italy, Slovenia, Switzerland, and Turkey. Its natural habitats are rivers and freshwater lakes. It is threatened by habitat loss.
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- Crivelli, A.J. 2005. Barbus plebejus. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 19 July 2007.