Author: Turan, Kottelat, Ekmekçi & Imamoglu, 2006
FBname: Banarescu’s barb
Comments: Inhabits swift flowing water, with cobbles and pebbles bottom.  Feeds mainly on zoo- and phytoplankton, some invertebrate, algae and other aquatic plants.  Reported to spawn between May and June in Çoruh.  In stream Oltu, it reaches 40 cm FL, 838 g and 12 years; reaches sexual maturity at 2-3 years (Ref. 57640).