Albanian barbel

Albanian barbel
Scientific classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Cypriniformes
Family: Cyprinidae
Subfamily: Barbinae
Genus: Luciobarbus
Species:
L. albanicus
Binomial name
Luciobarbus albanicus
(Steindachner, 1870)
Synonyms
  • Barbus albanicus Steindachner, 1870 (but see text)
  • Messinobarbus albanicus (Steindachner, 1870)

The Albanian barbel (Luciobarbus albanicus) is a species of freshwater ray-finned fish in the family Cyprinidae, which includes the carps and barbs. This species is found in the Western Balkans.