Danube barbel

{{Short description|Species of fish}}

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| image = Pesaak.JPG

| status = LC

| status_system = IUCN3.1

| status_ref = {{cite journal | author1 = J. Freyhof| author2 = M. Kottelat| year= 2008 | title = Barbus balcanicus | journal = The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species | volume = e.T135564A4145937 | doi = 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2008.RLTS.T135564A4145937.en | doi-access = free }}

| taxon = Barbus balcanicus

| display_parents = 3

| authority = Kotlík, Tsigenopoulos, Ráb & Berrebi, 2002

}}

The Danube barbel (Barbus balcanicus) is a species of freshwater fish widespread in southeastern Europe. It is difficult to diagnose from e.g. Barbus carpathicus and Barbus petenyi in the field.