Barbus cyri
Species of fish
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Barbus cyri, the Kura barbel, is a species of freshwater cyprinid fish from the Near East region.
| Barbus cyri | |
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| Barbus cyri at the top (a) | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Division: | Teleostei |
| Order: | Cypriniformes |
| Family: | Cyprinidae |
| Subfamily: | Barbinae |
| Genus: | Barbus |
| Species: | B. cyri |
| Binomial name | |
| Barbus cyri De Filippi, 1865[1] | |
| Synonyms[2] | |
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The specific epithet cyri is from the Latin Cyrus for the Kura River in Georgia, which is the type locality.[3]
After synonymisation with the Gokcha barbel, it follows that this species is also found in Lake Sevan.