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Barbel

Barbus barbus

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A powerful, streamlined fish of clean, fast-flowing rivers with gravel beds. The barbel has four distinctive chin barbels used to find food in strong currents. It is a prize catch for river anglers, fighting strongly when hooked.

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Quick Facts

Category
Fish
Latin name
Barbus barbus
IUCN Status
LC — Least Concern
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Conservation Status: LC

Least Concern — assessed by the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species.