Accepted name: Barbus cyri Heckel, 1843
Common name: Kura barbel
Georgian name: მტკვრის წვერა
Synonyms: Barbus lacerta
Taxonomic rank: Species
Taxonomy according to: www.fishbase.org/Country/CountryResultList.cfm?country=268&group=fre
Reference: Elanidze, R. F., 1983. Ichtiological fauna of Georgian Rivers and Lakes. Tbilisi, Metsniereba (in Russian)
Distribution: Asia: Southern Caspian basin in Kura-Aras drainage from the headwaters in Turkey to Azerbaijan and Iran; Atrak River and Urmia Lake basins
IUCN Status: NE
National Red list status: NE
Editor/Contact Person: Giorgi Epitashvili
Contact address: giorgi_epitashvili@iliauni.edu.ge
Contributors: Tatia Kuljanishvili
Barbus cyri is recorded at 8 localities:
The Iori River, The Ktsia River, The Iori River, The Alazani River, The Kura River, The Paravani River, The Iori River, The Vere River,
Citation: Giorgi Epitashvili, Tatia Kuljanishvili, 2018-10-29. [http://www.biodiversity-georgia.net/index.php?taxon=Barbus cyri]. .Barbus cyri. in: Tarkhnishvili D, Chaladze G (Editors). 2013. Georgian biodiversity database. http://www.biodiversity-georgia.net/. Downloaded on: 20 November 2018