Barbus peloponnesius is a ray-finned fish species in the family Cyprinidae. The western Balkan barbel (B. rebeli) is sometimes included in the present species.

Barbus peloponnesius
Conservation status
Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Cypriniformes
Family:	Cyprinidae
Subfamily:	Barbinae
Genus:	Barbus
Species:	B. peloponnesius
Binomial name
Barbus peloponnesius Valenciennes in Cuvier & Valenciennes, 1842
Synonyms
Pseudobarbus leonhardi Bielz, 1853 Barbus meridionalis petenyi (Heckel, 1847) and see text

It is found only in Greece and Bulgaria.[2] Its natural habitats are rivers and freshwater lakes. It is not considered a threatened species by the IUCN, however a subspecies, Barbus peloponnesius petenyi, is protected and considered threatened. The latter can be found in the Danube basin, particularly in areas of the Duna-Ipoly National Park in Hungary.

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