| Aral barbel | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Cypriniformes |
| Family: | Cyprinidae |
| Subfamily: | Barbinae |
| Genus: | Luciobarbus |
| Species: | L. brachycephalus
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| Binomial name | |
| Luciobarbus brachycephalus Kessler, 1872
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| Synonyms | |
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Barbus brachycephalus | |
The Aral barbel (Luciobarbus brachycephalus) is a species of ray-finned fish in the genus Luciobarbus. It is found in the Aral basin, Chu drainage and southern and western Caspian Sea. For spawning, it migrates up to larger tributaries of the western and southern coasts.
References
- ^ Freyhof, J.; Kottelat, M. (2008). "Luciobarbus brachycephalus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2008: e.T135684A4180293. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2008.RLTS.T135684A4180293.en. Retrieved 12 November 2021.
- Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2006). "Luciobarbus brachycephalus" in FishBase. April 2006 version.
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