Europe
Barbus barbus, the barbel native to Britain is known simply as the barbel and is a popular sport fish.Subspecies of
B. barbus are recognised; namely
B. barbus bocagei,
B. barbus sclateri,
B. barbus thessalus and
B. barbus plebejus.The Mediterranean barbel
Barbus meridionalis is actually found in
Spain,
France,
Poland,
Romania, and the
Ukraine.
Barbus sclateri is sometimes known as the European barbel.The Italian barbel
Barbus tyberinus.The Albanian barbel
Barbus albanicus and another species
Barbus prespensis (The prespa barbel from
Greece) are known.The Iberian barbel
Barbus comizo is found in Spain and Portugal. AsiaThe Crimean barbel
Barbus tauricus is found in the Salgir River in the
Crimean peninsular. A subspecies, the Kuban barbel
Barbus tauricus kubanicus is found in the upper and middle
Kuban River in Russia.The Aral barbel
Barbus brachycephalus is found in Central Asia, and the sub-species
B. brachycephalus caspius (the Caspian Barbel) is found in the
Caspian Sea.The Bulatmai barbel
Barbus capito capito (
Cyprinus capito) is found in the
Kura river in Trans-caucasia.The Terek barbel
Barbus ciscaucasicus is found in the
Kuma River, Russia.The Turkestan barbel
Barbus conocephalus is found in the
Zeravshan river.The Gokcha barbel
Barbus goktschaicus is found in the Gokcha Lake (
Lake Sevan) in Armenia.The Kura barbel
Barbus lacerta (Mtkvari barbel) is found in Syria.The Himri barbel
Barbus Luteus is native to Mesopotamian rivers.The Amur barbel or 'Barbel steed
(Hemibarbus labeo
) is found in the Amur basin and elsewhere in east and south-east Asia, including southeast Siberia.