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Romanian barbel

Barbus petenyi Heckel, 1852

Status not recordedbony fish

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

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Quick facts about the romanian 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 romanian barbel live?

Not recorded

Is the romanian 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 romanian barbel classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classTeleostei
  4. orderCypriniformes
  5. familyCyprinidae
  6. genusBarbus
  7. SpeciesBarbus petenyi Heckel, 1852

Synonyms Barbus meridionalis petenyi, Barbus petenyii

Other names and names in other languages (8)
  • Черна мрянаBulgarian
  • parma PetenyovaCzech
  • romanianbarbiFinnish
  • petényi-márnaHungarian
  • Mreană vânătăRomanian
  • Румынский усачRussian
  • Марена румунськаUkrainian
  • дунайско-днестровский усачRussian

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the romanian barbel

Other species in the same genus Barbus.

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Common questions

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What kind of animal is the romanian barbel?

The romanian barbel (Barbus petenyi) 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). Romanian barbel (Barbus petenyi). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/romanian-barbel

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“Romanian barbel (Barbus petenyi).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/romanian-barbel.

BibTeX
@misc{romanian_barbel_2026,
  title = {Romanian barbel (Barbus petenyi)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/romanian-barbel},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}