Lortet’s barbel (Barbus lorteti) is a species of ray-finned fish in the family Cyprinidae. It is only found in the lower course of Orontes River in Syria and Turkey.[2], which were poisoned and nearly dried in 1989 and changed the lake from being abundant to completely fishless. Aside from being extinct in Lake Amik, nothing else is known about the fish.[1]
| Lortet's barbel | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Cypriniformes |
| Family: | Cyprinidae |
| Subfamily: | Barbinae |
| Genus: | Barbus |
| Species: | B. lorteti
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| Binomial name | |
| Barbus lorteti Sauvage, 1882
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| Synonyms | |
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Luciobarbus lorteti | |
Although the patronym is not identified, probably in honor of Louis Charles Émile Lortet (1836-1909).[3]
References
edit- ^ a b Crivelli, A.J. (2018) [amended version of 2006 assessment]. "Luciobarbus lorteti". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2018: e.T61367A136078059. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-2.RLTS.T61367A136078059.en. Retrieved 17 November 2021.
- ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2016). "Barbus lorteti" in FishBase. February 2016 version.
- ^ Christopher Scharpf & Kenneth J. Lazara (7 April 2024). "Family CYPRINIDAE: Subfamily BARBINAE Bleeker 1859 (Barbels)". The ETYFish Project Fish Name Etymology Database. Christopher Scharpf and Kenneth J. Lazara. Retrieved 14 July 2024.
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