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Barbel

Barbus barbus

1,326Records since 2000
SeptemberPeak month
42Counties with records
Least ConcernIUCN Red List

When it is recorded

Jan6
Feb7
Mar7
Apr78
May94
Jun154
Jul230
Aug184
Sep307
Oct147
Nov27
Dec3

GBIF records by month, 2000–2025 (all years combined).

Where it is recorded

#CountyNationRecordsShare
1Oxfordshire England178
2North Yorkshire England79
3Surrey England46
4West Berkshire England43
5Herefordshire, County of England43
6Nottinghamshire England42
7Worcestershire England31
8Norfolk England27
9Cheshire East England23
10Dorset England22
11Essex England19
12Gloucestershire England19
13Darlington England15
14Milton Keynes England13
15Rotherham England13
1,285 England1 Scotland40 Wales

Records per county (GADM level 2) and per nation; one record can count towards several areas. 42 counties in all.

About this species

Records since 2000
1,326
Peak month
September
Counties with records
42
IUCN Red List
Least Concern
Scientific name
Barbus barbus
Group
Fish
NBN Atlas records since 2000
1,319
Most recorded in
Oxfordshire, North Yorkshire
Conservation designations
Habitats Directive, Global Red List (JNCC), GB Red List (2001 IUCN criteria), Habitats Regulations 2010
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Chordata
Order
Cypriniformes
Family
Cyprinidae
Genus
Barbus
Name with authority
Barbus barbus (Linnaeus, 1758)
Described
1758
Contributing datasets
9

Sources: GBIF occurrence data (CC0 / CC BY), JNCC Taxon Designations (OGL), NBN Atlas (open licences), Wikidata (CC0) · Wikidata Q326219 · GBIF 5739539