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Barbus meridionalis in France
Mediterranean barbel

Barbus meridionalis Risso, 1827
Family:	Cyprinidae (Minnows or carps)	picture (Bamer_u0.jpg) by JJPhoto
Order:	Cypriniformes (carps)
Class:	Actinopterygii (ray-finned fishes)
FishBase name:	Mediterranean barbel
Max. size:	25.3 cm FL (female); max. published weight: 200 g (Ref. 30578)
Environment:	benthopelagic
Climate:	temperate; 5 - 25°C; 53°N - 36°N
Global Importance:	fisheries: subsistence fisheries
Resilience:	Low, minimum population doubling time 4.5 - 14 years (K=0.14; Fec=669)
Distribution:	Europe: borders of France and Spain in the West to Romania, Ukraine and Poland in the East. Sub-species recognized (Ref. 683): Barbus meridionalis graellsii found in southern France and central and northern Spain (now recognized as species (Ref. 13696)). The Italian populations now recognized as Barbus caninus (Ref. 13696). Appendix III of the Bern Convention (protected fauna).
Diagnosis:	Dorsal spines (total): 3-4; Dorsal soft rays (total): 7-9; Anal spines: 2-3; Anal soft rays: 5-6; Vertebrae: 34-35. Caudal fin with 16-19 rays (Ref. 2196).
Biology:	A short-lived species which is found in clear waters over sand and gravel. Feeds on small invertebrates and (rarely) plants. A combative fish which can be captured with bows or floating ling lines (Ref. 30578). Reproduction takes place from March to June. Is threatened due to water abstraction and pollution (Ref. 26100). In southern France, locally forms partly fertile hybrids with B. barbus (Ref. 59043)
Threatened:	, (Ref. 36508)
Dangerous:	harmless
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Main Ref:	Muus, B.J.. 1978. (Ref. 42)
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France country information
Common names:	Barbeau méridional, Barbeau truité, Barbel, Drogan, Durgan, Tourgan, Truitat, Turquan	Ref: Spillman, C.-J., 1961
Status:	native	Ref: Keith, P., J. Allardi and B. Moutou, 1992
Salinity:	freshwater
Abundance:	scarce (very unlikely)	Ref: Keith, P., J. Allardi and B. Moutou, 1992
Uses:	no uses
Comments:	Occurs in the tributaries of the Rhône (left river) towards the Massif Central and in coastal rivers of the Mediterranean towards the eastern Pyrénées (Ref. 30578). Under threat because of hydraulic plannings and water intakes. Its biotope has to be protected ("arrêté du 8-12-1988"). Registered in "Annexes II et V de la Directive Habitats-Faune-Flore" and in "Annexe III de la Convention de Berne". Also Ref. 31730. Status of threat: Rare (Ref. 74334).
Country Information:	www.cia.gov/cia/publications/factbook/geos/fr.html
Occurrences:	Occurrences Point map
Main Ref:	Keith, P. and J. Allardi (coords.), 2001
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Modified: Torres, Armi G.

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