Description

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Dorsal spines (total): 0; Dorsal soft rays (total): 10 - 13; Anal spines: 0; Anal soft rays: 8 - 9. Diagnosis: Arabibarbus arabicus has 29-38 scales in the lateral line, the wedge-shaped head is longer, 24.3-30.8% of standard length, and higher, 13.9-17.0% of standard length, than in Arabibarbus grypus (Ref. 96964). The body is strong and laterally flattened; the dorsal fin is high, 22.9-35.5% of standard length, and well ossified; the pectoral fins, 18.0-22.2% of standard length, and pelvic fins, 14.9-18.6% of standard length, are shorter than in Arabibarbus hadhrami (Ref. 96964).

Common Names

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Parmička arabská , Czech , Czechia

Arabian shabout , English , Saudi Arabia

Arabian shabout , English , Yemen

Araabia pardkala , Estonian , Estonia

阿拉伯魮 , Mandarin Chinese , China

Taxonomic Hierarchy

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Kingdom: Animalia

Phylum: Chordata

Class: Teleostei

Order: Cypriniformes

Family: Cyprinidae

Genus: Arabibarbus

Species: Arabibarbus arabicus (Trewavas, 1941)

Climate Zone

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Tropical

Location

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Asia: wadis of the south-western Arabian Peninsula (Ref. 96964) in southern Arabia and Yemen (Ref. 13617), and southern Red Sea and internal basins.

Biology

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Life cycle and mating behavior

Habitat

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benthopelagic