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Barbus barbus (Linnaeus, 1758)

Barbel
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Switzerland country information

Common names: Barbe, Barbeau fluviatile, Barbo
Occurrence: native
Salinity: freshwater
Abundance: fairly common (chances are about 50%) | Ref:
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Uses: no uses
Comments: In rivers over sand and gravel. Also Ref. 1739, 59043
National Checklist:
Country Information: https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/sz.html
National Fisheries Authority:
Occurrences: Occurrences Point map
Main Ref: Hartmann, G.L., 1827
National Database:

Common names from other countries

Classification / Names Common names | Synonyms | Catalog of Fishes(genus, species) | ITIS | CoL | WoRMS | Cloffa

Teleostei (teleosts) > Cypriniformes (Carps) > Cyprinidae (Minnows or carps) > Barbinae
Etymology: Barbus: Latin, barbus = barbel (Ref. 45335).
  More on author: Linnaeus.

Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Ecology

Freshwater; benthopelagic; potamodromous (Ref. 51243); depth range 10 - ? m.   Temperate; 10°C - 24°C (Ref. 2060); 57°N - 42°N, 5°W - 36°E

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