Luciobarbus xanthopterus Heckel, 1843
Yellowfin barbell
Maya baligi,  Yellowfin barbell
Luciobarbus xanthopterus
photo by Cicek, E. & S. Sungur

Family:  Cyprinidae (Minnows or carps), subfamily: Barbinae
Max. size:  150 cm TL (male/unsexed)
Environment:  benthopelagic; freshwater
Distribution:  Asia: endemic to the Tigris-Euphrates basin.
Diagnosis:   
Biology: 
IUCN Red List Status: Vulnerable (VU); Date assessed: 18 March 2013 (A2cde) Ref. (130435)
Threat to humans:  harmless
Country info:  Known from the Asi Nehri/Orontes watershed and Gulf watersheds (Firat Nehri, Dicle Nehri); Euphrates and Tigris river basins (Ref. 106151). Threatened due to habitat loss, eutrophication/pollution, construction of weirs/dams in rivers and water abstraction. Listed on Annex V of the EU Habitats Directive as Barbus spp.. Proposed for Annex II of the EU Habitats Directive (Ref. 58342). Status of threat: Endangered (Ref. 58342). "nEurTurk."


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