Kosswig's barbel (''Luciobarbus kosswigi'') is a species of ray-finned fish in the genus ''

Luciobarbus ''Luciobarbus'' is a genus of ray-finned fishes in the family Cyprinidae. Its members are found in fresh and brackish waters of southern Europe, northern Africa, the wider Near East, the Aral and Caspian Seas, and rivers associated with these. Se ...

''. It is found in the Tigris watershed in Turkey. , both

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and WoRMS consider this taxon to be invalid, as it has been synonymised with ''

Barbus lacerta The lizard barbel (''Barbus lacerta''), also known as Kura barbel, is a species of freshwater cyprinid fish from the Near East region. Kosswig's barbel is now a synonym, which also places the species in the Tigris–Euphrates river system of the M ...

References

* * Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. (2024). FishBase. Luciobarbus kosswigi (Karaman, 1971). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1595097 on 2024-01-23 Luciobarbus Fish described in 1971 {{Cyprininae-stub