4637 Luciobarbus brachycephalus (Kessler, 1872) Cyprinidae Minnows or carps Barbinae Cypriniformes Teleostei Aral barbel Europe and Asia: Southern and western Caspian Sea; Aral basin; River Chun (Kasakhstan). For spawning, migrates up to larger tributaries of western and southern coasts: Terek, Samur, Kura, lower Aras. Rarely in lower Volga (up to Volgograd) and Ural.