What is "mangar"

n. (''Luciobarbus esocinus''), a species of ray-finned fish in the genus Luciobarbus.

Mangar may refer to:

• Mangar-kunjer-kunja, a lizard god who created humans in the Australian aboriginal mythology of the Aranda people
• Mangar, the common name of the barb Barbus esocinus
• Mangar, a variet of the Ron language of Nigeria
• Mangar, a variety of the Magar language of Nepal
• Mangar, an evil wizard in Bard's Tale, a computer game series created in 1985

Mangar (Luciobarbus esocinus) is a large species of ray-finned fish in the genus Luciobarbus. It reaches up to in length and 120 kg (264 lb). Is native and endemic of Tigris-Euphrates river system, in Turkey, Syria and Iraq. Is a very strong fish, it has a large head, with a toothlees mouth and four barbels around, the body is covered with small scales, with only one dorsal fin, a pair of pectoral and ventral fins, the anal fin and tail they have yellowish tones. It is a omnivorous fish, and like all carps, opportunist, but has a predilection for small fish and crustaceans. The world record it is in 123 kg (271 lb) and 2.25 m (7 ft), captured by Jesús Yavúz in 2010, in Karakaya dam, Turkey.