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Arabian himri

Carasobarbus apoensis (Banister & Clarke, 1977)

Status not recordedbony fish

The arabian himri (Carasobarbus apoensis) is a species in the family Cyprinidae, order Cypriniformes.

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Quick facts about the arabian himri

Weight
Not recorded
Length
Not recorded
Lifespan
Not recorded
Main food
Not recorded
Habitat
Not recorded
Young per litter or clutch
Not recorded
Conservation status
Not recorded
Countries on record
Not recorded

Where does the arabian himri live?

Not recorded

Where has it been introduced?

The Global Register of Introduced and Invasive Species lists the arabian himri as introduced in 1 country.

  1. Saudi Arabia

Introduced means brought by people and now present; invasive means the country's checklist records an impact. A species can be native to one part of a country and introduced in another. Source: Global Register of Introduced and Invasive Species (CC BY 4.0).

Is the arabian himri endangered?

No conservation assessment is recorded for this species in our sources. That is not the same as being safe: it has not been matched to an assessment.

How is the arabian himri classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classTeleostei
  4. orderCypriniformes
  5. familyCyprinidae
  6. genusCarasobarbus
  7. SpeciesCarasobarbus apoensis (Banister & Clarke, 1977)

Synonyms Barbus apoensis

Other names and names in other languages (2)
  • 沙特阿拉伯魮Chinese
  • parmička davasirskáCzech

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the arabian himri

Other species in the same genus Carasobarbus.

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Common questions

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Is the arabian himri an invasive species?

The Global Register of Introduced and Invasive Species lists the arabian himri as introduced in 1 country: Saudi Arabia, but does not flag it as invasive in any of them.

What kind of animal is the arabian himri?

The arabian himri (Carasobarbus apoensis) belongs to the family Cyprinidae in the order Cypriniformes.

Sources and how to cite this page

Data as of 2026-11-14. How this page is put together.

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Arabian himri (Carasobarbus apoensis). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/arabian-himri

MLA

“Arabian himri (Carasobarbus apoensis).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/arabian-himri.

BibTeX
@misc{arabian_himri_2026,
  title = {Arabian himri (Carasobarbus apoensis)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/arabian-himri},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-14}
}