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Brook barbel

Barbus caninus Bonaparte, 1839

Status not recordedbony fish

The brook barbel (Barbus caninus) is a species in the family Cyprinidae, order Cypriniformes.

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Quick facts about the brook barbel

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 brook barbel live?

Not recorded

Is the brook barbel 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 brook barbel classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classTeleostei
  4. orderCypriniformes
  5. familyCyprinidae
  6. genusBarbus
  7. SpeciesBarbus caninus Bonaparte, 1839

Synonyms Barbus caninus

Other names and names in other languages (1)
  • Barbo CaninoItalian

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the brook barbel

Other species in the same genus Barbus.

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Common questions

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What kind of animal is the brook barbel?

The brook barbel (Barbus caninus) belongs to the family Cyprinidae in the order Cypriniformes.

Sources and how to cite this page

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

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Brook barbel (Barbus caninus). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/brook-barbel

MLA

“Brook barbel (Barbus caninus).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/brook-barbel.

BibTeX
@misc{brook_barbel_2026,
  title = {Brook barbel (Barbus caninus)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/brook-barbel},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}