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Etymology: Carasobarbus: Latinization of , karass, karausche, European crucian carp + Latin, barbus = barbel (Ref. 45335).
Eponymy: Dr Curt Kosswig (1903–1982) was a German zoologist and geneticist whose doctorate in genetics was awarded by the University of Berlin (1927). [...] (Ref. 128868), visit book page.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Freshwater; benthopelagic. Subtropical
Asia: endemic to the Tigris-Euphrates basin.
Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ? range ? - ? cm
Max length : 15.0 cm SL male/unsexed; (Ref. 94477)
Short description
Identification keys | Morphology | Morphometrics
Dorsal soft rays (total): 13 - 14; Anal soft rays: 9. Lateral line with 32 to 38 scales, usually 14 to 16 scales around the least circumference of the caudal peduncle; last unbranched ray of dorsal fin markedly longer than head; mouth narrow, lower lip spatulate and median lobe present; and two pairs of barbels (Ref. 94477).
Body shape (shape guide): fusiform / normal.
Occurs in fast-flowing reaches of rivers and feeds on small animals (Ref. 94477).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae
Borkenhagen, K. and F. Krupp, 2013. Taxonomic revision of the genus Carasobarbus Karaman, 1971 (Actinopterygii, Cyprinidae). ZooKeys 339:1-53. (Ref. 94477)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-2)
Vulnerable (VU) (A2ce; B2ab(i,ii,iii,iv,v)); Date assessed: 20 February 2014
Threat to humans
Harmless
Human uses
Fisheries: of no interest
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