Barbus sperchiensis Stephanidis, 1950
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
Barbus sperchiensis is a disputed species of cyprinid fish in the genus Barbus. It is a freshwater fish endemic to the Spercheios river complex, Central Greece.
It is sometimes included in B. cyclolepis.
Wikipedia contributors, Barbus sperchiensis; 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 sperchiensis Stephanidis, 1950
- Name authority
- Stephanidis, 1950
- 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 sperchiensis Stephanidis, 1950
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 waleckii Rolik, 1970 | CyprinidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Barbus cyclolepis Heckel, 1837 | CyprinidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Barbus miliaris De Filippi, 1863 | 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 euboicus sperchiensis Stephanidis, 1950 Stephanidis, 1950 | 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.
- Stephanidis, A. (1950). Contribution à l’étude des poissons d’eau douce de la Grèce. Praktika Tes Akademias Athenon, 18: 200–210. [In Greek, French summary.]. 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:68C95. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.