Sawbwa barb
| Sawbwa barb | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Cypriniformes |
| Family: | Cyprinidae |
| Genus: | Sawbwa |
| Species: | S. resplendens |
| Binomial name | |
| Sawbwa resplendens (Annandale, 1918) | |
The sawbwa barb (Sawbwa resplendens) is a species of cyprinid fish, of the monotypic genus Sawbwa. The species is endemic to Inle Lake in Myanmar. It grows to a maximum total length of about 3.5 centimetres (1.4 in). Mature males are iridescent silvery-blue with red snout and red lobes to the caudal fin; females and immature males are grayish with a black pigmentation spot by the anus. The Sawbwa barb completely lacks scales.[1]
References
- ↑ Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2011). "Sawbwa resplendens" in FishBase. August 2011 version.
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