Luciobarbus graellsii (Steindachner, 1866)
Accepted species in Catalogue of Life’s 11 September 2026 base release. This preserves the source classification and available supporting data; it is not a completed species monograph.
Open encyclopedia reference
Luciobarbus graellsii is a ray-finned fish species in the family Cyprinidae. It is here placed in Luciobarbus following the IUCN, but that genus is very closely related to the other typical barbels and perhaps better considered a mere subgenus of Barbus. The Andalusian barbel was formerly included in L. bocagei as subspecies. In addition, L. graellsii has – like its close relative the "Albanian barbel" (Luciobarbus albanicus) and the slightly more distantly related red-tailed barbel (Barbus haasi) – also been placed in Messinobarbus. But even if that genus is valid, it is probably incorrect to do so. It was originally endemic to the northeast of Spain, occurring chiefly on the Mediterranean side in the Ebro's to Ter River' drainage basins, but also on the Atlantic side to the Asón drainage basin. Around 1998, it was introduced to some rivers of Tuscany (Italy) and is now well established in the Albegna, Fiora and Ombrone drainage basins. L. graellsii is an omnivore, eating mainly large aquatic invertebrates and algae.
Wikipedia contributors, Luciobarbus graellsii; see linked history · CC BY-SA 4.0 . Plain-text lead excerpt, at most 180 words; no infobox or later sections Retrieved 2026-10-05T23:05:06.660654+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Luciobarbus graellsii (Steindachner, 1866)
- Name authority
- (Steindachner, 1866)
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Teleostei
- Order
- Cypriniformes
- Family
- Cyprinidae
- Genus
- Luciobarbus
- Extinction status
- Not supplied by this source
Source habitat flags: Marine: no · Freshwater: yes · Terrestrial: no. These do not form a complete habitat description.
Classification family tree
Nested taxonomic groups from the source. This is not a direct-ancestor chain, a dated evolutionary tree or a phylogenetic reconstruction.
- domainEukaryota (Chatton, 1925) Whittaker & Margulis, 1978
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- subphylumVertebrata
- infraphylumGnathostomata
- parvphylumOsteichthyes
- gigaclassActinopterygii
- superclassActinopteri
- classTeleostei
- orderCypriniformes
- familyCyprinidae Rafinesque, 1815
- subfamilyBarbinae Bleeker, 1859
- genusLuciobarbus Heckel, 1843
- speciesLuciobarbus graellsii (Steindachner, 1866)
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Luciobarbus. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| Luciobarbus albanicus (Steindachner, 1870) | CyprinidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Luciobarbus brachycephalus (Kessler, 1872) | CyprinidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Luciobarbus callensis (Valenciennes, 1842) | CyprinidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Luciobarbus caspius (Berg, 1914) | CyprinidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Luciobarbus escherichii (Steindachner, 1897) | CyprinidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Luciobarbus kersin (Heckel, 1843) | CyprinidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Luciobarbus kottelati Turan, Ekmekçi, Ilhan & Engin, 2008 | CyprinidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Luciobarbus leptopogon (Schimper, 1834) | CyprinidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Luciobarbus magniatlantis (Pellegrin, 1919) | CyprinidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Luciobarbus mursa (Güldenstädt, 1773) | CyprinidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Luciobarbus mystaceus (Pallas, 1814) | CyprinidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Luciobarbus nasus (Günther, 1874) | CyprinidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
Names & synonyms
Names explicitly linked to this accepted taxon in the source. Synonymy can change with revision.
| Recorded name | Source status |
|---|---|
| Messinobarbus graelsi (Steindachner, 1866) (Steindachner, 1866) | synonym |
| Barbus graellsii Steindachner, 1866 Steindachner, 1866 | synonym |
| Barbus graelsii Steindachner, 1866 Steindachner, 1866 | synonym |
Source literature & publication evidence
References attached to this source record, including nomenclatural citations where supplied. This is a selected bibliography; abbreviated citations remain in the source’s form.
- https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1020876 Source fields: Taxon.tsv dwc:namePublishedIn, Taxon.tsv dcterms:references
Origins, evidence & remaining research
Name authority and publication references document nomenclature where the source supplies it. They do not establish evolutionary origins or the earliest fossil occurrence.
Specimen-level evidence, morphology, ecological research, phylogenetic studies, a comprehensive bibliography and a located literary passage have not yet been compiled for this record. A suitable sourced image remains to be added.
Dataset citation & attribution
This exact taxon in ChecklistBank · Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11
Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11; dataset 316321; doi:10.48580/dgz5n. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ . Retrieved 5 October 2026.
Stable key: col:3WCKH. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.