The Caspian barbel (Luciobarbus caspius) is a species of Cyprinid fish native to the Kura-Aras watershed in the wider Near East. In Persian, it is called zardak (زردک).

Caspian barbel
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Cypriniformes
Family: Cyprinidae
Subfamily: Barbinae
Genus: Luciobarbus
Species:
L. caspius
Binomial name
Luciobarbus caspius
(L. S. Berg, 1914)

Sources

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  • Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Luciobarbus caspius". FishBase. August 2011 version.