Barbus

The principal fish dependent on this teeming life are eel Anguilla anguilla, mullets Mugil cephalus and M. ramada, sole Solea solea, sea bass Dicentrarchus labrax, barbel Barbus barbus, shad Alosa fallax and anchovy Engraulis encrasicholus.

Ichkeul National Park, Tunisia 2008

Of the more than 70 freshwater fish species native to the Hotspot, about 20 are endemic, including four species of barb (Barbus spp.).

Biological diversity in Maputaland-Pondoland-Albany 2008

Remarkably, four species of fish are found in the lower pools near Iherir: Tilapia zillii being the commonest, with Barbus biscarensis, B. ablabes and the air-breathing mudfish Clarias anguillaris.

Tassili N'Ajjer National Park, Algeria 2008

The border barb (Barbus trevelyani, CR), which inhabits pools and riffles of clear rocky streams, is restricted to the Keiskamma and Buffalo river systems in the Eastern Cape.

Biological diversity in Maputaland-Pondoland-Albany 2008

The fish are a Cyprinus and a Barbus, or Oreinus with small scales, thick leathery mouth, and cirrhi; a Loach of largish size, flat head, reddish, with conspicuous brownish mottlings, and a Silurus.

Journals of Travels in Assam, Burma, Bhootan, Afghanistan and the Neighbouring Countries William Griffith

{481} Of the two caught, one is an Oreinus, but passing close into Barbus.

Journals of Travels in Assam, Burma, Bhootan, Afghanistan and the Neighbouring Countries William Griffith

-- Among the carps of India, several of which give good sport, special mention must be made of the mahseer (_Barbus mosal_),

Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 2, Part 1, Slice 1 Various

Both these species come close to Barbus, showing that the spinosity of the dorsal fin is a more valuable character than that of the form of the mouth.

Journals of Travels in Assam, Burma, Bhootan, Afghanistan and the Neighbouring Countries William Griffith

BARBEL (_Barbus vulgaris_), a fish of the Cyprinid family, which is an inhabitant of the rivers of central Europe, and is very locally distributed in England.

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Gurmab -- this takes its name from the warmth of the water, which apparently rises in several sedgy spots; the united waters form a small stream abounding with Mahaseer, Barbus, etc. and falling into another stream, again meets the main river, which runs off to the eastward from the place where it is crossed towards Gurmab.

Journals of Travels in Assam, Burma, Bhootan, Afghanistan and the Neighbouring Countries William Griffith