The lizard barbel[1] (Barbus lacerta), also known as Kura barbel,[3] is a species of freshwater cyprinid fish from the Near East region.

Kosswig's barbel is now a synonym, which also places the species in the Tigris–Euphrates river system of the Middle east.

The specific epithet lacerta is Latin for lizard, but the allusion was not explained by Heckel.

[4] The species is monotypic, with no subspecies accepted as valid.

However, two former subspecies have been elevated to full species status:[2]