Author: Stephanidis, 1971
FBname: Thessalian barbel
Comments: The species, and especially the large individuals, live in the main part of the River Pinios.  Smaller specimens can also be present  in the tributaries and irrigation channels.  It prefers stony and gravelly bottoms.  Sometimes lives with its sympatric species <i>B. cyclolepis</i>.  Normally, it prefers tree roots and stones along the river banks as refuge places.   Its feeding habits are not well known. It searches for food mainly in the bottom and very often consumes plenty of mud.  Spawning period late in spring, from May to June.  Of little commercial value, caught and consumed locally (Ref. 56080).