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Dnieper barbel

Barbus borysthenicus Dybowski, 1862

Status not recordedbony fish

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

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Quick facts about the dnieper barbel

Weight
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Length
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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 dnieper barbel live?

Not recorded

Is the dnieper 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 dnieper barbel classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classTeleostei
  4. orderCypriniformes
  5. familyCyprinidae
  6. genusBarbus
  7. SpeciesBarbus borysthenicus Dybowski, 1862

Synonyms Barbus fluviatilis borysthenicus

Other names and names in other languages (2)
  • Днепровский усачRussian
  • Марена дніпровськаUkrainian

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the dnieper barbel

Other species in the same genus Barbus.

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Common questions

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What kind of animal is the dnieper barbel?

The dnieper barbel (Barbus borysthenicus) belongs to the family Cyprinidae in the order Cypriniformes.

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

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Dnieper barbel (Barbus borysthenicus). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/dnieper-barbel

MLA

“Dnieper barbel (Barbus borysthenicus).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/dnieper-barbel.

BibTeX
@misc{dnieper_barbel_2026,
  title = {Dnieper barbel (Barbus borysthenicus)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/dnieper-barbel},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}