Maritza barbel (Barbus cyclolepis)

General data
- Main name: Maritza barbel
- Local names: Round-scaled barbell
- Climates: Subtropical, Temperate, Mountain
- Habitat: Freshwater
- Native: Europe, Asia
- Distribution: Maritsa (Evros)
Classification
- Genus: Barbus - Barbel
- Family: Cyprinidae - Carps
- Order: Cypriniformes - Carps
- Class: Teleostei - Ray-finned fishes
- Superclass: Osteichthyes - Bony fishes
Description
Barbus cyclolepis, the round-scaled barbel, is a freshwater fish species in the family Cyprinidae. It is found in Bulgaria, Greece, and Turkey. Europe and Asia: Aegean Sea basin, from Vistonis drainage eastward (Greece, Bulgaria, Turkey); Black Sea basin, few rivers in Thracian Turkey, northwards to Istranca. Its natural habitats are rivers and intermittent rivers. It is not considered a threatened species by the IUCN.