Macedonian barbel (Barbus macedonicus)

General data
- Main name: Macedonian barbel
- Climates: Temperate, Mountain
- Habitat: Freshwater
- Native: Europe
- Distribution: Vardar (Axios), Pineios (Thessaly), Haliacmon
Classification
- Genus: Barbus - Barbel
- Family: Cyprinidae - Carps
- Order: Cypriniformes - Carps
- Class: Teleostei - Ray-finned fishes
- Superclass: Osteichthyes - Bony fishes
Description
Diagnosed from other species of Barbus and Luciobarbus in Balkan Peninsula by the following characters: length of last simple dorsal ray conspicuously greater than head depth, posterior margin concave; last simple dorsal ray spinous, strong, serrated posteriorly along at least half of its length; 53-59 + 3-4 scales on lateral line; 14-17 scale rows between lateral line and dorsal origin; lower lip thick, with swollen median pad or short lobe; juveniles with dark marks on flank. Size: 65 cm