Side-striped barb
| Side-striped barb | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Cypriniformes |
| Family: | Cyprinidae |
| Genus: | Systomus |
| Species: | S. pleurotaenia |
| Binomial name | |
| Systomus pleurotaenia (Bleeker, 1863) | |
| Synonyms | |
|
Puntius pleurotaenia Bleeker, 1863 | |
The side-striped barb or black-lined barb (Systomus pleurotaenia) is a species of cyprinid fish endemic to Sri Lanka where it occurs in the catchment of the Kelani and Nilwala Rivers. This species can reach a length of 16 centimetres (6.3 in) TL. It is of minor importance to local commercial fisheries and can also be found in the aquarium trade.[2]
References
- ↑ Pethiyagoda, R. 1996. Puntius pleurotaenia. In: IUCN 2012. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2012.2. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 4 May 2013.
- ↑ Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2013). "Systomus pleurotaenia" in FishBase. April 2013 version.
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