Kuban barbel (Barbus kubanicus) fish species and information / pictures of Kuban barbel - Barbus kubanicus

Kuban barbel (Barbus kubanicus) fish species information

Scientific Name
Barbus kubanicus

Common Name
Kuban barbel

Biology
The only species of Barbus in Kuban drainage which can be diagnosed from its congeners in Black Sea basin by the following characters: lower lip thick, with a pendulous median lobe; tip of dorsal slightly pointed; posterior margin of dorsal straight or slightly concave; last simple dorsal ray spinous, strong, with serrae along almost entire ray; epithelial crests on scales; 56-69 scales on lateral line; pelvic origin about below dorsal origin (Ref. 59043).

Classification

Classified By

Berg, 1912

Class

Ray-finned fishes (Actinopterygii)

Order

Carps (Cypriniformes)

Family

Minnows or carps (Cyprinidae)

Distribution

Region

Europe

Distribution

Europe: Kuban drainage and Sea of Azov close to Kuban estuary.

Range

Unknown

Environment

Climate

Temperate

Water Temperature From

Unknown °C

Water Temperature To

Unknown °C

Depth From - meters

Unknown m

Depth To - meters

Unknown m

Zone

benthopelagic

Environment

Freshwater; brackish; benthopelagic

Trophic Level

2.87 s.e. 0.30 Based on size and trophs of closest relatives

Occurs in Marine / Salt water

False

Occurs in Brackish water

True

Occurs in Fresh Water

True

Occurs on Reefs

False

Is kept in Aquariums

False

Physical Size and Genetics

Maximum Length

62.0 cm

Common Length

Unknown cm

Phylogenetic Diversity Index

PD50 = 0.5000 many relatives (e.g. carps) 0.5 - 2.0 few relatives (e.g. lungfishes)

Human Uses and Population

Human Uses

Fisheries:

Vulnerability

High vulnerability (55 of 100)

Resilience

Medium, minimum population doubling time 1.4 - 4.4 years (tm=3-4; Fec=60,000)

Threat To Humans

Harmless

IUCN Red List Status

Least Concern (LC)