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Luciobarbus esocinus (Mangar)

Synonyms: Barbus esocinus; Barbus euphrati; Labeobarbus euphrati
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Wikipedia Abstract

Mangar , or King Barbus fish (Luciobarbus esocinus) is a large species of ray-finned fish in the genus Luciobarbus. It reaches up to 2.3 m (7.5 ft) in length and near 200 kg . Is native and endemic of Tigris-Euphrates river system, in IRAN , Turkey, Syria and Iraq. Is a very strong fish, it has a large head, with a toothlees mouth and four barbels around, the body is covered with small scales, with only one dorsal fin, a pair of pectoral and ventral fins, the anal fin and tail they have yellowish tones. It is a omnivorous fish, and like all carps, opportunist, but has a predilection for small fish and crustaceans. The world record it is in 123 kg (271 lb) and 2.25 m (7 ft), captured by Jesús Yavúz in 2010, in Karakaya dam, Turkey. you can catch King Barbus fish or Mangar on lures and artif
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Endangered Species

Status: Vulnerable
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Consumers

Parasitized by 
Neoechinorhynchus rutili[1]

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1Gibson, D. I., Bray, R. A., & Harris, E. A. (Compilers) (2005). Host-Parasite Database of the Natural History Museum, London
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Species taxanomy provided by GBIF Secretariat (2022). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via GBIF.org on 2023-06-13; License: CC BY 4.0