Barbus macedonicus
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| Barbus macedonicus | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Cypriniformes |
| Family: | Cyprinidae |
| Subfamily: | Barbinae |
| Genus: | Barbus |
| Species: | B. macedonicus |
| Binomial name | |
| Barbus macedonicus S. L. Karaman, 1928 | |
Barbus macedonicus is a species of cyprinid fish.
It is found only in rivers Vardar, Pineios, Haliacmon and Loudias in northern Greece and North Macedonia.[2]
It is threatened by habitat loss, water extraction, pollution and overfishing. Greece has a general fishing law but it is not enforced.
