Barbonymus gonionotus

(Bleeker, 1849)

Vernacular names
English : Silver barb
French : Barbus argenté

Classification
Class : Teleostei
Order : Cypriniformes
Family : Cyprinidae
Notes : No subspecies known.

Identification
Adults can reach 45 cm in length although they are usually much smaller. Tall body profile with back hump. Large silvery scales with dark edges on flanks. Small head. Dark translucent fins with a slight yellow tinge on tail. No red at all.

Range and habitat
The species is found in South East Asia, from the Mekong and Chao Phraya basins in Indochina and Thailand to Malaysia, Sumatra and Java. Lives in midwater to bottom depths of rivers, streams, floodplains and reservoirs.

Conservation
IUCN RED LIST : LEAST CONCERN
CITES : Not Listed
Status : The species is locally common but wild populations are still caught by fisheries and can be polluted by introduction of farmed specimens.
Ex-Situ Programs : None known

Observation

 

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