Barbel
| Class: Fishes: 4
classes |
Diet: Larvae |
| Order:
Cypriniformes: Carps |
| Size: 50
- 91 cm (19 3/4 - 35 3/4 in) |
| Family: No Fish family
information |
Conservation Status:
Non-threatened |
| Scientific Name:
Barbus barbus |
Habitat: lowland
rivers, streams |
| Range:
Europe: Britain, south to Alps and Pyrenees, east to Hungary |
 A
slender, long-bodied fish, the barbel has a characteristic high dorsal
fin and two pairs of sensory barbels around its fleshy lips. It is a bottom-living
fish, most active at night and at dusk, and feeds on insect larvae, mollusks
and crustaceans. It is a member of the family Cyprinidae. Barbels
breed in late spring, often migrating upstream before spawning. They shed
their eggs in shallow, gravel-bottomed water, where they lodge among the
stones until they hatch from 10 to 15 days later.
  
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