Lizard barbel
Introduction The '''lizard barbel''' ('''''Barbus lacerta'''''), also known as '''Kura barbel''', is a species of freshwater cyprinid fish from the Near East region. Kosswig's barbel is now a synonym, which also places the species in the Tigris–Euphrates river system of the Middle east.The specific epithet ''lacerta'' is Latin for lizard, but the allusion was not explained by Heckel.
Subspecies The species is monotypic, with no subspecies accepted as valid. However, two former subspecies have been elevated to full species status:*''B. l. cyri'' , accepted as ''Barbus cyri''*''B. l. escherichii''  accepted as ''Luciobarbus escherichii''
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