TY  - JOUR
T1  - Threatened Fishes of the World: <i>Barbus grypus</i> (Heckel, 1843) (Cyprinidae) New Record on
Status and Range Distribution
AU - Jalal, Valiallahi 
JO  - Environmental Research Journal
VL  - 13
IS  - 4
SP  - 108
EP  - 116
PY  - 2019
DA  - 2001/08/19
SN  - 1994-5396
DO  - erj.2019.108.116
UR  - https://makhillpublications.co/view-article.php?doi=erj.2019.108.116
KW  - Barbus grypus
KW  -range distribution
KW  -present status
KW  -Iran
AB  - <i>Barbus grypus</i> or <i>Arabibarbus grypus</i> is a
species of Cyprinid fish. It is one of the large freshwater
carp found mainly in the tigris-euphrates basin. It is a
commercially fished species in this region. Unfavorable
ecological conditions in habitat of this have led to the
reduction of the population of this species. This species
rarely can grow to the size of >1 m and a weight of over
15 kg in comparing of 7 other large fishes of Zagros
mountain drainage it is one of the moderate size fish. The
fish is also being considered for aquaculture. In this study
Morphological and Meristic characters, the present status
and new records and remarks on preserved specimen in
the museums, rage distribution locality, abundance and
population, habitats and ecology and conservation status
of this species have been discussed.
ER  -