Common name of Barbus ciscaucasicus
 
Common name Terek barbel
Language English
Type Vernacular
Official trade name No
Rank 3 - (Other common name)
Country Russian Federation
Locality
Ref. Berg, L.S., 1964
Life stage juveniles and adults
Sex females and males
Core morphology
1st modifier locality/area
2nd modifier
Remarks 'barb', from Latin 'barba', i.e., beard, via Old French 'barbe'; refers to the sensitive whisker-like projections round the mouth (Ref. 11979); 'Terek' as in 'Terek River' in Russia, Eurasia.
 
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