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Barbonymus
''Barbonymus'' is a ray-finned fish genus in the family Cyprinidae, containing some barb species. The genus was only established in 1999, with the tinfoil barb (''B. schwanenfeldii'') as type species; thus, these fish are sometimes collectively called tinfoils. The new genus was established in recognition of the fact that some large Asian "barbs", formerly rather indiscriminately lumped in ''Barbus'' (typical barbels and relatives), ''Barbodes'' (barb-like carps) and ''Puntius'' (spotted barbs), form a distinct evolutionary lineage. They are actually very close relatives of the common carp (''Cyprinus carpio''). Even though only five species are included at present, it is not certain whether these form a monophyletic lineage; the Java barb (''B. gonionotus'') for example seems to be very close indeed to ''Cyclocheilichthys'', which unites a number of barb-like "carps". Past hybridization is known widely in Cyprinidae, and confounds molecular and other cladistic studies relying ...
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Barbonymus Gonionotus
The Java barb (''Barbonymus gonionotus''; th, ตะเพียน ''Ta-phian''; Lao language, Lao: ''Pa keng''; km, ត្រីឆ្ពិន ''Trey Chpin''; id, Tawes; Vietnamese language, Vietnamese: ''Mè Vinh'' ), more commonly known as silver barb in aquaculture, is a species of ray-finned fish in the genus ''Barbonymus''. Description The Java barb has a strongly compressed body with an elevated back caused by an arched dorsal profile. It has a small head with a short, pointed snout and a terminal mouth, the snout's length is less than the diameter of the eye. It has very small barbels, with the upper barbels being minute, even disappearing entirely. The colour of fresh specimens is silvery white, occasionally tinted with gold. The dorsal fin, dorsal and caudal fins are grey to grey-yellow while the anal fin, anal and pelvic fins are pale orange with reddish tips and the pectoral fins are pale yellow. It has very few tubercles on the snout and these are only visible ...
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Tinfoil Barb
The tinfoil barb (''Barbonymus schwanenfeldii'') is a tropical Southeast Asian freshwater fish of the family Cyprinidae. This species was originally described as ''Barbus schwanenfeldii'' by Pieter Bleeker in 1853, and has also been placed in the genera ''Barbodes'' and ''Puntius''. The specific epithet is frequently misspelled ''schwanefeldii''. Nowadays it is usually placed in the genus '' Barbonymus'', which was only established in 1999. It is the genus' type species, and indeed seems to represent a quite distinct lineage of large "barbs". It is not very similar to the barbels which are the core of the genus ''Barbus'', and though closer to these than to some African barbs, they seem to be closer still to the common carp (''Cyprinus carpio'') and to ''Cyclocheilichthys'' than to either of the aforementioned. It is distinguishable from other species of the genus in having a red dorsal fin with a black blotch at the tip, red pectoral, pelvic and anal fins, red caudal fin with w ...
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Barbonymus Balleroides
''Barbonymus balleroides'' is a species of ray-finned fish in the genus ''Barbonymus ''Barbonymus'' is a ray-finned fish genus in the family Cyprinidae, containing some barb species. The genus was only established in 1999, with the tinfoil barb (''B. schwanenfeldii'') as type species; thus, these fish are sometimes collectively ...'' from south-east Asia. References Barbonymus Fish described in 1842 {{Cyprininae-stub ...
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Barbonymus Altus
The red tailed tinfoil or red tailed tinfoil barb (''Barbonymus altus'') is a species of freshwater cyprinid fish from South-East Asia. It lives in the Mekong and Chao Phraya The Chao Phraya ( or ; th, แม่น้ำเจ้าพระยา, , or ) is the major river in Thailand, with its low alluvial plain forming the centre of the country. It flows through Bangkok and then into the Gulf of Thailand. E ... river basins. References * Barbonymus Fish described in 1868 Freshwater fish of Asia Taxa named by Albert Günther {{Cyprininae-stub ...
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Barbonymus Collingwoodii
''Barbonymus collingwoodii'' is a species of ray-finned fish in the genus ''Barbonymus'' which is found in fast flowing, cold upland streams in Borneo Borneo (; id, Kalimantan) is the third-largest island in the world and the largest in Asia. At the geographic centre of Maritime Southeast Asia, in relation to major Indonesian islands, it is located north of Java, west of Sulawesi, and ea .... Footnotes * collingwoodii Fish described in 1868 Taxa named by Albert Günther {{Cyprininae-stub ...
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Barbonymus Mahakkamensis
''Barbonymus mahakkamensis'' is a species of cyprinid fish endemic to the island of Borneo where it is only known from the Indonesia Indonesia, officially the Republic of Indonesia, is a country in Southeast Asia and Oceania between the Indian and Pacific oceans. It consists of over 17,000 islands, including Sumatra, Java, Sulawesi, and parts of Borneo and New Guine ...n portion of the island. References mahakkamensis Freshwater fish of Indonesia Fish described in 1922 {{Cyprininae-stub ...
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Barbonymus Belinka
''Barbonymus belinka'' is a species of cyprinid fish native to Indonesia and Malaysia Malaysia ( ; ) is a country in Southeast Asia. The federation, federal constitutional monarchy consists of States and federal territories of Malaysia, thirteen states and three federal territories, separated by the South China Sea into two r .... This species can reach a length of TL. References belinka Fish described in 1860 {{Cyprininae-stub ...
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Cyprinidae
Cyprinidae is a family of freshwater fish commonly called the carp or minnow family. It includes the carps, the true minnows, and relatives like the barbs and barbels. Cyprinidae is the largest and most diverse fish family and the largest vertebrate animal family in general with about 3,000 species, of which only 1,270 remain extant, divided into about 370 genera. Cyprinids range from about 12 mm in size to the giant barb (''Catlocarpio siamensis''). By genus and species count, the family makes up more than two-thirds of the ostariophysian order Cypriniformes. The family name is derived from the Greek word ( 'carp'). Biology and ecology Cyprinids are stomachless fish with toothless jaws. Even so, food can be effectively chewed by the gill rakers of the specialized last gill bow. These pharyngeal teeth allow the fish to make chewing motions against a chewing plate formed by a bony process of the skull. The pharyngeal teeth are unique to each species and are used by scient ...
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Barb (fish)
A barb is one of various ray-finned fish species in a non-phylogenetic group, with members in the family Cyprinidae, and especially the genera ''Barbus'' and '' Puntius'', but many others also. They were formerly united with the barbels in the subfamily Barbinae but that group is paraphyletic with the Cyprininae. If the Labeoninae are recognized as distinct, many small African "barbs" would probably, however, warrant recognition as a new subfamily. The root of the word "barb" is common in cyprinid names of European languages, from the Latin ''barba'' ("beard") (COD): * ''barb'' from Catalan * ''barbi'' from Finnish * ''barbo'' from Spanish * ''barbeau'' from French * ''barbo'' from Italian and many others. This is in reference to the barbels which are prominently seen around the mouth of many "barbs". Genera Genera that contain species with common names including "barb": * '' Barbichthys'' * ''Barbodes'' * ''Barboides'' * ''Barbonymus'' – tinfoil barbs * '' Barbopsis ...
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Carp
Carp are various species of oily freshwater fish from the family Cyprinidae, a very large group of fish native to Europe and Asia. While carp is consumed in many parts of the world, they are generally considered an invasive species in parts of Africa, Australia and most of the United States. Biology The cypriniformes (family Cyprinidae) are traditionally grouped with the Characiformes, Siluriformes, and Gymnotiformes to create the superorder Ostariophysi, since these groups share some common features. These features include being found predominantly in fresh water and possessing Weberian ossicles, an anatomical structure derived from the first five anterior-most vertebrae, and their corresponding ribs and neural crests. The third anterior-most pair of ribs is in contact with the extension of the labyrinth and the posterior with the swim bladder. The function is poorly understood, but this structure is presumed to take part in the transmission of vibrations from the swim bl ...
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Barbus
''Barbus'' is a genus of ray-finned fish in the family Cyprinidae. The type species of ''Barbus'' is the common barbel, first described as ''Cyprinus barbus'' and now named ''Barbus barbus''. ''Barbus'' is the namesake genus of the subfamily Barbinae, but given their relationships, that taxon is better included in the Cyprininae at least for the largest part (including the type species of ''Barbus''). Description and uses Their common names – barbs and barbels – refer to the fact that most members of the genera have a pair of barbels on their mouths, which they can use to search for food at the bottom of the water. Barbels are often fished for food; in some locations they are of commercial significance. The roe of barbels is poisonous, however. The large ''Barbus'' barbs are also often eaten in their native range. At Shanhûr in Egypt, remains of a jar from the sixth- to seventh-century AD were unearthed that contained fish bones. The fish were apparently pick ...
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Puntius
''Puntius'' is a genus of small freshwater fish in the family Cyprinidae native to South Asia and Mainland Southeast Asia, as well as Taiwan. Many species formerly placed in ''Puntius'' have been moved to other genera such as ''Barbodes'', ''Dawkinsia'', ''Desmopuntius'', ''Haludaria'', ''Oliotius'', ''Pethia'', ''Puntigrus'', ''Sahyadria'' and '' Systomus''.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. ''Raffles Bulletin of Zoology, Suppl. No. 27: 1–663.''Pethiyagoda, R., Meegaskumbura, M. & Maduwage, K. (2012)A synopsis of the South Asian fishes referred to ''Puntius'' (Pisces: Cyprinidae).''Ichthyological Exploration of Freshwaters, 23 (1): 69–95.''Raghavan, R., Philip, S., Ali, A. & Dahanukar, N. (2013)''Sahyadria'', a new genus of barbs (Teleostei: Cyprinidae) from Western Ghats of India.''Journal of Threatened Taxa, 5 (15): 4932–4938.'' Etymo ...
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