Desmopuntius johorensis

"Striped Barb" redirects here. This may also refer to the related Greenstripe Barb (P. vittatus).
Desmopuntius johorensis
Not evaluated (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Cypriniformes
Family: Cyprinidae
Genus: Desmopuntius
Species: D. johorensis
Binomial name
Desmopuntius johorensis
(Duncker, 1904)
Synonyms
  • Barbus tetrazona johorensis Duncker, 1904
  • Puntius johorensis (Duncker, 1904)
  • Systomus johorensis (Duncker, 1904)
  • Barbus fasciatus Bleeker, 1853
  • Puntius fasciatus (Bleeker, 1853)
  • Puntius eugrammus Silas, 1956
  • Barbus eugrammus (Silas, 1956)

Desmopuntius johorensis,[1] the Striped barb, is a species of cyprinid fish Cyprinidae native to the Malay Peninsula to Borneo where it is found in the shallows of rivers, streams and ditches. This species can reach a length of 12 centimetres (4.7 in) TL. It is commercially important to local fisheries and can also be found in the aquarium trade.[2]

References

  1. ↑ Kottelat, M. (2013): The Fishes of the Inland Waters of Southeast Asia: A Catalogue and Core Bibliography of the Fishes Known to Occur in Freshwaters, Mangroves and Estuaries. The Raffles Bulletin of Zoology, 2013, Supplement No. 27: 1–663.
  2. ↑ Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2013). "Puntius johorensis" in FishBase. October 2013 version.
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