Mangar (Luciobarbus esocinus)

Scientific name: Luciobarbus esocinus Heckel, 1843

Mangar (Luciobarbus esocinus)

The Mangar (Luciobarbus esocinus) is a freshwater fish of the family Cyprinidae. Native range: Asia, Iraq (Euphrates River).

Species facts

Scientific name
Luciobarbus esocinus
Family
Cyprinidae (Minnows or carps)
Order
Cypriniformes (Carps)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
230
Environment
Freshwater; benthopelagic
Climate
Tropical
Distribution
Asia: Iraq (Euphrates River).
Conservation status (IUCN)
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Harmless
Resilience
Low, minimum population doubling time 4.5 - 14 years (Assuming tm=5-10)

Sources

Taxonomy, distribution and biology data: FishBase (Froese, R. and D. Pauly, eds.), licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

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