← Fish Guide
Nile Barbel (Binni)
Photo: Impr. impériale · Public domain · Wikimedia Commons
🐟

Nile Barbel (Binni)

البني

Binni

Beginner✓ CommonCyprinidae

Binni (Labeobarbus bynni) is a large Nile barbel with prominent barbels around the mouth, found in the Nile and Lake Nasser. A respected food fish among Egyptian and Nubian fishers, it feeds on the bottom over gravel and sand and is taken on natural baits.

Local names · what anglers actually call it

البنيBinni

Nile barbel (Labeobarbus bynni), Lake Nasser fishers' name

source: WorldFish Lake Nasser report

Size

30–80 cm

Depth

0–25 m

Record weight

up to 12 kg

Habitat

Nile, Lake Nasser, flowing freshwater

Best seasons

J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D

Fishing techniques

Bottom fishingFloat fishing

Baits & lures

DoughWormsMaizeBread

Did you know?

The binni has been a valued Nile food fish since antiquity and is mentioned in records of the historic Nile fisheries.