Romanian barbel
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The Romanian barbel (Barbus petenyi) is a species of ray-finned fish in the genus Barbus. It occurs in the lower Danube basin of Bulgaria and Romania, as well as in several rivers of Bulgaria flowing into the Black Sea, such as Kamchiya.[2] The species is named after János Salamon Petényi.
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Romanian barbel | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Cypriniformes |
Family: | Cyprinidae |
Subfamily: | Barbinae |
Genus: | Barbus |
Species: | B. petenyi |
Binomial name | |
Barbus petenyi Heckel, 1852 | |
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Males can reach 25 cm in length.