Where to catch mediterranean barbel in Romania
Mediterranean barbel · Barbus meridionalis
Size: 15–25 cm
- A small barbel (15–25 cm), also called the 'blue barbel' in Romanian, found in the hill and mountain rivers of the Carpathians.
- It differs from the common barbel by its body spotted dark brown on a yellowish background and by the soft, unserrated last ray of the dorsal fin.
- Lives on stony bottoms in fast, clean water; a species protected at European level (Natura 2000).
Photo: gailhampshire from Cradley, Malvern, U.K, CC BY 2.0 (Wikimedia Commons)
Rules on natural waters
You can keep it
It's not in its closed season now and has no legal minimum size.
The rules above are for natural waters (rivers, lakes, the Danube), where you also need a permit. On a private lake the lake's rules apply: many are catch & release or have their own limits.
Fishing spots with mediterranean barbel (28)
Based on the species listed on each spot's page; counties with the most spots first.