Mangar (fish)
| Mangar or King Barbus fish (in Iran) | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Cypriniformes |
| Family: | Cyprinidae |
| Genus: | Luciobarbus |
| Species: | L. esocinus |
| Binomial name | |
| Luciobarbus esocinus Heckel, 1843 | |
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Mangar , or King Barbus fish (Luciobarbus esocinus) is a large species of ray-finned fish in the genus Luciobarbus. It reaches up to 2.3 m (7.5 ft) in length and near 200 kg . Is native and endemic of Tigris-Euphrates river system, in IRAN , Turkey, Syria and Iraq. Is a very strong fish, it has a large head, with a toothlees mouth and four barbels around, the body is covered with small scales, with only one dorsal fin, a pair of pectoral and ventral fins, the anal fin and tail they have yellowish tones. It is a omnivorous fish, and like all carps, opportunist, but has a predilection for small fish and crustaceans. The world record it is in 123 kg (271 lb) and 2.25 m (7 ft), captured by Jesús Yavúz in 2010, in Karakaya dam, Turkey. you can catch King Barbus fish or Mangar on lures and artificial baits like spinners and spoons and plugs on IRAN rivers or Lakes..