Barbus pectoralis

Bassan barbel, Barbus pectoralis Heckel, 1843, is widely distributed in the lakes and river systems of Turkey and its neighbouring countries. Bassan barbel is a fish species of commercial value. More

Last visited taxon Barbus pectoralis SHOW INFO Taxon - Names = << Go back one level - Barbus species Barbus pectoralis Heckel, 1843 = ID: 147167 More

Barbus pectoralis was described from the "Orontes" (Heckel, 1843b) but the catalogue in Vienna reads "Damascus" (possibly in confusion as this part of the catalogue has been overwritten). More

Common names

Bassan in Farsi
Bassan in Persian (‫فارسی)
Berzem in Farsi
Berzem in Persian (‫فارسی)
Parmička orontenská in Czech (česky)
Touyeni in Farsi
Touyeni in Persian (‫فارسی)
برزم in Farsi
سس ماهي in Farsi

Order : Cypriniformes
Family : Cyprinidae
Genus : Barbus
Species : Barbus kersin
Authority : Heckel, 1843