Barb |
Tinfoil Barb, Barbonymus schwanenfeldii
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Scientific classification |
|
Type Species |
Barbus schwanenfeldii
Bleeker, 1853 |
Species |
Barbonymus altus (Red tailed tinfoil barb)
Barbonymus gonionotus (Java barb)
Barbonymus schwanenfeldii (Tinfoil barb) |
Barbonymus is a
genus of
fish in the
Cyprinidae family. Its members are commonly referred to as barbs.
The genus is relatively new, with many of its members
reclassified from the
Barbus and Barbodes genera. The type species is the
tinfoil barb (Barbus schwanenfeldii, now called
Barbonymus schwanenfeldii).
References
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"Barbonymus".
FishBase. Ed. Ranier Froese and Daniel Pauly.
February 2006 version. N.p.: FishBase, 2006.