Barbus ciscaucasicus Kessler, 1877
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 Terek barbel (Barbus ciscaucasicus) is a species of ray-finned fish in the genus Barbus which is found in the western drainage basin of the Caspian Sea from the Terek basin to the Samur basin in Dagestan, Georgia and Azerbaijan.
Wikipedia contributors, Terek barbel; see linked history · CC BY-SA 4.0 . Plain-text lead excerpt, at most 180 words; no infobox or later sections Retrieved 2026-10-05T19:08:21.810817+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Barbus ciscaucasicus Kessler, 1877
- Name authority
- Kessler, 1877
- 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 ciscaucasicus Kessler, 1877
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 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 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 |
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.
- Kessler, K. F. (1877). The Aralo-Caspian Expedition. IV. Fishes of the Aralo-Caspio-Pontine ichthyological region. Fishes of the Aralo-Caspio-Pontine Ichthyological Region. St. Petersburg, i–xxviii + 1–360, Pls. 1–8. https://doi.org/10.5962/bhl.title.159366 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:KN5M. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.