Common barbel Barbus barbus Least concern
Where the common barbel lives – recorded in 8 countries, with quick facts from Wikidata and an introduction from Wikipedia.
Pin and shaded countries are approximate. The pin is a representative wild sighting (a central record among 285,532 open-licence GBIF records), not an official range. Method · Records on GBIF · See bony fish on the world map
| Scientific name | Barbus barbus |
|---|---|
| Group | Bony fish |
| Status | Least concern (Wikidata, IUCN category label) |
| Found in | 8 countries |
| Continents | Europe |
| Class | Ray-finned fish |
| Order | Cypriniformes |
| Family | Cyprinidae |
Where does the common barbel live?
Open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records published on GBIF place the common barbel in 8 countries and territories across Europe. In United Kingdom it is listed as introduced (GRIIS checklists via GBIF).
Countries with at least a handful of records (a minimum share of the species’ records, to leave out vagrants and escapes). Records with coordinates only; captive and fossil records excluded.
Is the common barbel endangered?
The common barbel’s conservation status recorded in Wikidata is “Least concern” (an IUCN Red List category label). Source: Wikidata.
What kind of animal is the common barbel?
The common barbel (Barbus barbus) is a ray-finned fish in the order Cypriniformes and the family Cyprinidae, genus Barbus. (Taxonomy from Wikidata.)
About the common barbel
The common barbel (Barbus barbus) is a species of freshwater fish belonging to the family Cyprinidae. It shares the common name 'barbel' with its many relatives in the genus Barbus, of which it is the type species. In Great Britain it is usually referred to simply as the barbel; similar names are used elsewhere in Europe, such as barbeau in France and flodbarb in Sweden. The name derives from the four whiskerlike structures located at the corners of the fish's mouth, which it uses to locate food.
Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Common barbel (revision 1369168527), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q326219 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).
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