Species FAO code: PTB

Barbus barbus

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Commercial designations
Production methods and fishing gears
EU quality schemes and nutrition values
Species distribution and habitat
Species description
Combined Nomenclature

Commercial designations

Country	Commercial designations	Names accepted or permitted locally or regionally
Austria	de Barbe de Weißfisch	–
Bulgaria	bg Бяла мряна	–
Croatia	hr mrena	–
Czech Republic	cs Parma obecná	–
Denmark	da Flodbarbe	–
France	fr barbeau	–
Germany	de Barbe de Weißfisch	–
Hungary	hu márna hu rózsás márna	–
Italy	it Barbo	–
Latvia	lv Barbe	–
Luxembourg	de Barbe de Weißfisch fr barbeau	–
Netherlands	nl Barbeel	–
Portugal	pt Barbo	–
Romania	ro Mreana	–
Slovakia	sk mrena severná	–
Slovenia	sl mrena sl mrene	–
Sweden	sv Flodbarb	–

Main production methods

Caught
Farmed

Main fishing gears

List item: Seines

Seines

Source: Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. FishBase. Barbus barbus (Linnaeus, 1758)

Recognized designations

protected geographical indication (PGI)

Belgium

Escavèche de Chimay

Source: eAmbrosia - the EU geographical indications register (eAmbrosia)

Habitat

Freshwater

FAO major fishing areas

Source: Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. FishBase. Barbus barbus (Linnaeus, 1758)

Distribution maps

Source: Aquamaps - Computer Generated Native Distribution Map for Barbus barbus

Scientific name

Barbus barbus

Author

(Linnaeus, 1758)

Rank

Species

FAO code

PTB

Morphological description

Diagnosed from its congeners in France, Great Britain, Black, North, Baltic and Adriatic Sea basins and Apennine Peninsula by having the following characters: lower lip thick with a median swollen pad; tip of dorsal pointed; posterior margin of dorsal concave; last simple dorsal ray spinous, serrated along entire posterior edge; flexible segmented part of last simple dorsal ray about 20-24% of its length; fine dark spots (or no spots) in individuals larger than 10 cm SL; 53-63 total scales on lateral line; 12-14 scale rows between dorsal origin and lateral line; pelvic origin about below dorsal origin; scales with free posterior part pointed; scales on back with 1-5 well developed median longitudinal epithelial crests (Ref. 59043). Caudal fin with 19-20 rays (Ref. 2196).

Taxonomic classification

ClassActinopterygii
- OrderCypriniformes
  - FamilyCyprinidae
    - GenusBarbus
      - SpeciesBarbus barbus

Synonyms

Barbus fluviatilis Fitzinger, 1832
Barbus vulgaris Fleming, 1828
Barbus fluviatilis alba Krauss, 1882
Barbus fluviatilis aurata Fatio, 1882
Barbus fluviatilis aurata Veesenmayer, 1884
Barbus fluviatilis tyrasensis Dybowski, 1862
Barbus communis Perty, 1832
Barbus communis Nordmann, 1840
Barbus barbus gallicus Karaman, 1971
Barbus microphthalmus Bonaparte, 1846
Barbus barbus barbus (Linnaeus, 1758)
Barbus barbus borysthenicus Dybowski, 1862
Cyprinus barba Linnaeus, 1758
Barbus microphthalmus Sauvage, 1879
Barbus mayori Valenciennes, 1842
Cyprinus barbus Linnaeus, 1758

Source: Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. FishBase. Barbus barbus (Linnaeus, 1758)

An annually revised goods classification scheme used in EU for the purposes of customs duty and foreign trade statistics. The scheme is based on the Harmonized System nomenclature, further extended with Community subdivisions. Each subdivision is identified by an eight-digit numerical code. Read more: Combined Nomenclature

03 — CHAPTER 3 - FISH AND CRUSTACEANS, MOLLUSCS AND OTHER AQUATIC INVERTEBRATES
- 0301 — Live fish
  - Other live fish
    - 0301 99 — Other
      - Freshwater fish
        0301 99 18 — Other
- 0302 — Fish, fresh or chilled, excluding fish fillets and other fish meat of heading 0304
  - Other fish, excluding livers and roes
    - 0302 89 — Other
      - 0302 89 10 — Freshwater fish
- 0303 — Fish, frozen, excluding fish fillets and other fish meat of heading 0304
  - Other fish, excluding livers and roes
    - 0303 89 — Other
      - 0303 89 10 — Freshwater fish
- 0304 — Fish fillets and other fish meat (whether or not minced), fresh, chilled or frozen
  - Fresh or chilled fillets of other fish
    - 0304 49 — Other
      - 0304 49 10 — Freshwater fish
  - Other, fresh or chilled
    - 0304 59 — Other
      - 0304 59 10 — Freshwater fish
  - Frozen fillets of other fish
    - 0304 89 — Other
      - 0304 89 10 — Freshwater fish
  - Other, frozen
    - 0304 99 — Other
      - Other
        0304 99 21 — Freshwater fish

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Barbus barbus

Commercial designations

Main production methods

Main fishing gears

Seines

Recognized designations

protected geographical indication (PGI)

Habitat

FAO major fishing areas

Area 1 - Africa - Inland waters

Area 4 - Asia - Inland waters

Area 5 - Europe - Inland waters

Distribution maps