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Barbus macedonicus (Barb; Macedonian barbel)

Synonyms: Barbus barbus macedonicus
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Wikipedia Abstract

Barbus macedonicus is a species of ray-finned fish in the family Cyprinidae.It is found only in rivers Vardar, Pineios, Haliacmon and Loudias in northern Greece and the Republic of Macedonia.It is threatened by habitat loss, water extraction, pollution and overfishing. Greece has a general fishing law but this not enforced.
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Protected Areas

Name IUCN Category Area acres Location Species Website Climate Land Use
Eastern Beskid National Park II 68484 Poland  
Reserve de la Biosphere des Vosges du Nord Biosphere Reserve 301469 France  
Rhoen Biosphere Reserve   Germany

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Abstract provided by DBpedia licensed under a Creative Commons License
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