Barbus waleckii Rolik, 1970
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
The Vistula barbel (Barbus waleckii) is a disputed species of European freshwater fish in the cyprinid genus Barbus.
It is often included in B. cyclolepis. More recently, it has been hypothesized to be a natural hybrid that originated from a common barbel (B. barbus) female mating with a Carpathian barbel (B. carpathicus) male. Nevertheless, the populations do not seem to represent first-generation hybrids. It is recorded or suspected from Poland, Slovakia and Ukraine.
Wikipedia contributors, Vistula barbel; see linked history · CC BY-SA 4.0 . Plain-text lead excerpt, at most 180 words; no infobox or later sections Retrieved 2026-10-05T19:08:29.751160+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Barbus waleckii Rolik, 1970
- Name authority
- Rolik, 1970
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Teleostei
- Order
- Cypriniformes
- Family
- Cyprinidae
- Genus
- Barbus
- 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
- genusBarbus Cuvier & Cloquet, 1816
- speciesBarbus waleckii Rolik, 1970
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Barbus. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| Barbus cyclolepis Heckel, 1837 | CyprinidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Barbus miliaris De Filippi, 1863 | CyprinidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Barbus sperchiensis Stephanidis, 1950 | CyprinidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Barbus xanthos Güçlü, Kalayci, Küçük & Turan, 2020 | CyprinidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Barbus samniticus Lorenzoni, Carosi, Quadroni, De Santis, Vanetti, Delmastro & Zaccara, 2021 | CyprinidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Barbus bergi Chichkoff, 1935 | CyprinidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Barbus carottae (Bianco, 1998) | CyprinidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Barbus carpathicus Kotlík, Tsigenopoulos, Ráb & Berrebi, 2002 | CyprinidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Barbus ciscaucasicus Kessler, 1877 | CyprinidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Barbus cyri De Filippi, 1865 | CyprinidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Barbus euboicus Stephanidis, 1950 | CyprinidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Barbus macedonicus Karaman, 1928 | 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 |
|---|---|
| Barbus cyclolepis waleckii Rolik, 1970 Rolik, 1970 | 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.
- Rolik, H. (1970). Barbus cyclolepis waleckii ssp. n. -- a new subspecies of B. cyclolepis Haeckel, 1840, from the Vistula and Dniestr Basins (Pisces, Cyprinidae). Bulletin de l’Académie Polonaise Des Sciences, Classe 2, Série Des Sciences Biologiques, 18 (7): 401–404. 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:5WBVX. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.