Bulgarian Barbel

Diagnosed from its congeners in Black Sea basin by having the following characters: tip of dorsal slightly pointed; posterior margin of dorsal slightly concave; dorsal origin in front of pelvic origin; last simple dorsal ray weak, serrated along lower 50-70% of its length; lower lip with a median swollen pad; body and dorsal with fine dark spots, smaller than pupil; usually 55-60 total scales on lateral line (Ref. 50943).

Inhabits fast to moderate flowing rivers and streams (Ref. 59043). Reaches up to at least 29 cm SL (Ref. 59043).

Barbus bergi, the Bulgarian barbel, is a species of ray-finned fish in the genus Barbus.