Barbus oligolepis
| Barbus oligolepis | |
|---|---|
| Conservation status | |
| Not evaluated (IUCN 3.1) | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Cypriniformes |
| Family: | Cyprinidae |
| Genus: | Barbus |
| Species: | B. oligolepis |
| Binomial name | |
| Barbus oligolepis Battalgil, 1941 | |
Barbus oligolepis is a species of cyprinid fish endemic to Turkey where it is only known from fast flowing waters with substrates of stones or pebbles. This species can reach a length of 35 centimetres (14 in) SL.[1]
Taxonomic Issue
Oliotius oligolepis (Bleeker, 1853), a species of barb from Southeast Asia has at times been placed in the genus Barbus which would render the current species invalid as a junior homonym. However, since Bleeker's oligolepis species, originally in Capoeta, is currently placed in the genus Oliotius and before that in Puntius, Battalgil's oligolepis species is available and valid.[2]
References
- ↑ Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2013). "Barbus oligolepis" in FishBase. October 2013 version.
- ↑ Barbus tauricus oligolepis, Catalog of Fishes, California Academy of Sciences