Mediterranean barbel [SEP] parent taxon
Mediterranean barbel
The Mediterranean barbel or southern barbel ("Barbus meridionalis") is a species of ray-finned fish in the family Cyprinidae. It is found in France and Spain. It is one of the tastiest river fish, prized for its delicate texture and succulent flavor.
Its natural habitats are rivers and intermittent rivers. It is becoming rare due to habitat loss.
References.
- Crivelli, A.J. 2005. Barbus meridionalis. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species.  Downloaded on 19 July 2007
of this barbel and the closely related Iberian Barbel ("L. comizo", a threatened species) are not uncommon in the middle Tagus river. The two species and their hybrids are hard to distinguish, but "L. bocagei" has a shorter and wider head, and the last unbranched ray of the dorsal fin has a shorter denticulated section but with more densely packed denticles. In the first two traits the hybrids are intermediate between their parent species, in the latter they are closer to "L. comizo". Also,