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Barbodes
''Barbodes'' is a genus of small to medium-sized cyprinid fish native to tropical Asia. The majority of the species are from Southeast Asia. Many species are threatened and some from the Philippines (Lake Lanao) are already extinct. A survey carried out in 1992 only found three of the endemic ''Barbodes'' species,Endangered Species Handbook: It's Too Late – Fish Extinctions.' Retrieved 29 September 2012 and only two ('' Barbodes lindog'' and '' B. tumba'') were found in 2008. Several members of this genus were formerly included in ''Puntius''. Etymology The name is derived from the Latin word ''barbus'', meaning "barbel", and the Greek word ''oides'', meaning "similar to". Species There are currently 48 recognized species in this genus, of which 15 are considered extinct and 2 considered possibly extinct: * †'' Barbodes amarus'' Herre, 1924 (Pait) * '' Barbodes aurotaeniatus'' ( Tirant, 1885) * '' Barbodes banksi'' ( Herre, 1940) * †'' Barbodes baoulan'' Herre, 1926 ( ...
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Lake Lanao
Lake Lanao ( Maranao: ''Ranao'' or ''Ranaw'') is a large ancient lake in the province of Lanao del Sur, Philippines. With a surface area of , it is the largest lake in Mindanao, and the second largest lake in the Philippines and counted as one of the 15 ancient lakes in the world. Scholars have been pushing for the lake's inclusion in the UNESCO World Heritage List. History In 1965, Lake Lanao was renamed to ''Lake Sultan Alonto'' by Republic Act No. 4260, which was later repealed by Republic Act No. 6434 in 1972. Lake Lanao was proclaimed as a watershed reservation in 1992 by President Corazon Aquino through Presidential Proclamation No. 971 to ensure protection of forest cover and water yield for hydropower, irrigation and domestic use. Section 22 of Article XIII of the Bangsamoro Organic Law does not include this lake as being under the jurisdiction of the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao; certain sectors of the Maranao people had sought the inclusion of ...
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Barbodes Montanoi
''Barbodes montanoi'' is a species of cyprinid fish endemic to the island of Mindanao, the Philippines. It is commonly known as pait, pait-pait, or paitan, along with other native ''Barbodes ''Barbodes'' is a genus of small to medium-sized cyprinid fish native to tropical Asia. The majority of the species are from Southeast Asia. Many species are threatened and some from the Philippines (Lake Lanao) are already extinct. A survey carr ...'' species. This species can reach a length of TL. It is silvery greenish-gray in color and is characterized by a body pattern of two to six black dots or dashes (depending on the development stage). The fins are yellowish to reddish in color. The species is named after the French naturalist and explorer Joseph Montano. References Barbodes Fish described in 1881 Endemic fauna of the Philippines {{Cyprininae-stub ...
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Barbodes Bovanicus
''Barbodes bovanicus'', the Bowany barb, is a species of cyprinid fish native to the Cauvery River system in India where it is an inhabitant of reservoirs. This species can reach a length of TL. Etymology The specific epithet is derived from the Bhavani River Bhavani is an Indian river which flows through Indian states of Kerala and Tamil Nadu, India. It originates from the Western Ghats of Kerala and is one among the 3 rivers of Kerala which flows in eastward direction. Hydrography Bhavani river or .... References Barbodes Fish described in 1877 Taxobox binomials not recognized by IUCN {{Cyprininae-stub ...
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Barbodes Tumba
''Barbodes tumba'' is a species of cyprinid fish endemic to Mindanao, Philippines where it is found in Lake Lanao Lake Lanao ( Maranao: ''Ranao'' or ''Ranaw'') is a large ancient lake in the province of Lanao del Sur, Philippines. With a surface area of , it is the largest lake in Mindanao, and the second largest lake in the Philippines and counted as one ... and associated water systems. This species can reach a length of SL. References tumba Freshwater fish of the Philippines Endemic fauna of the Philippines Fish described in 1924 Taxa named by Albert William Herre {{Cyprininae-stub ...
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Barbodes Binotatus
''Barbodes binotatus'', commonly known as the spotted barb or common barb, is a tropical species of cyprinid fish endemic to Java, Indonesia. Description Its color in life varies from a silvery gray to greenish gray, darker dorsally and paler or nearly white on its throat and belly. It has a bar behind the operculum on its shoulder. On large fish, body markings (spots or band) may be absent, except for the spot on the caudal base. It has a round, broad-tipped snout equal to or slightly larger than the eye. The fish will grow in length up to 7.75 inches (20.0 cm). Distribution and habitat The species was previously thought to have a much wider native range in Southeast Asia, but it is now known that ''B. binotatus'' ''sensu stricto'' is restricted to the island of Java in Indonesia. All other descriptions of ''B. binotatus'' ''sensu lato'' in other areas of Southeast Asia are either mistaken identifications of similar species or undescribed taxa superficially similar to ...
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Barbodes Cataractae
''Barbodes cataractae'' is a species of cyprinid endemic to the Philippines where it is known from the Cascade River and the brackish waters of Murcielagos Bay in Mindanao. This species is commercially Commerce is the large-scale organized system of activities, functions, procedures and institutions directly and indirectly related to the exchange (buying and selling) of goods and services among two or more parties within local, regional, nation ... important. References cataractae Fish described in 1934 Taxonomy articles created by Polbot {{Cyprininae-stub ...
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Barbodes Baoulan
''Barbodes baoulan'',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.'' known locally as the Baolan, was a species of cyprinid endemic to Lake Lanao in Mindanao, the Philippines where it was found in deeper waters. This species reached a length of SL. It is now considered extinct Extinction is the termination of a kind of organism or of a group of kinds (taxon), usually a species. The moment of extinction is generally considered to be the death of the last individual of the species, although the capacity to breed and .... References Barbodes Freshwater fish of the Philippines Endemic fauna of the Philippines Fauna of Mindanao Fish described in 1926 Taxonomy articles created by Polbot {{Cyprininae-stub ...
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Barbodes Aurotaeniatus
''Barbodes aurotaeniatus'' is a species of cyprinid fish native to the Mekong River and Chao Phraya River as well as smaller coastal drainage systems that flow into the Gulf of Thailand The Gulf of Thailand, also known as the Gulf of Siam, is a shallow inlet in the southwestern South China Sea, bounded between the southwestern shores of the Indochinese Peninsula and the northern half of the Malay Peninsula. It is around in le .... This species can reach a length of TL. References Barbodes Fish described in 1885 Taxa named by Gilbert Tirant {{Cyprininae-stub ...
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Barbodes Amarus
''Barbodes amarus'', known as the pait locally, was a species of cyprinid fish endemic to Lake Lanao in Mindanao, the Philippines The Philippines (; fil, Pilipinas, links=no), officially the Republic of the Philippines ( fil, Republika ng Pilipinas, links=no), * bik, Republika kan Filipinas * ceb, Republika sa Pilipinas * cbk, República de Filipinas * hil, Republ .... This species reached a length of . It was first identified from specimens collected from Lake Lanao in 1910 and 1922, and specimens were still present as recently as a 1982 survey of the lake. More recent surveys have failed to find species, and it is now considered extinct. References Barbodes Freshwater fish of the Philippines Endemic fauna of the Philippines Fauna of Mindanao Fish described in 1924 Taxa named by Albert William Herre Taxonomy articles created by Polbot {{Philippines-stub ...
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Puntius Semifasciolatus (aka)
:''This species may be confused with:'' golden barb'' (''P. gelius'').'' ''Barbodes semifasciolatus'',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.'' the Chinese barb, is a species of cyprinid fish native to the Red River basin in southeast Asia where they occur in fresh waters at depths of or less. The captive variant popularly known as the gold barb or Schuberti barb is an extremely popular aquarium fish. Description Adults of this species have highly arched backs and a short pair of barbels on the upper jaw at the corners of the mouth. The back is light to reddish brown, the sides are metallic green or yellow-green, with a brassy or golden sheen below. The belly is whitish, and yellow-green in males at mating time. Females can be distinguished by their dull colors and their overal ...
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Barbodes Clemensi
''Barbodes clemensi'' is an extinct species of cyprinid endemic to Lake Lanao in Mindanao, the Philippines The Philippines (; fil, Pilipinas, links=no), officially the Republic of the Philippines ( fil, Republika ng Pilipinas, links=no), * bik, Republika kan Filipinas * ceb, Republika sa Pilipinas * cbk, República de Filipinas * hil, Republ .... It was one of the several species of fish in the Philippines known as ''bagangan''. This species can reach a length of TL. References Barbodes Freshwater fish of the Philippines Endemic fauna of the Philippines Fauna of Mindanao Fish described in 1924 Taxonomy articles created by Polbot {{Cyprininae-stub ...
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Barbodes Lindog
''Barbodes lindog'', known locally as the lindog, is a possibly extinct species of cyprinid fish endemic to Lake Lanao in Mindanao, the Philippines where it prefers shallow, weedy waters of the bays. This species can reach a length of TL. It is commercially Commerce is the large-scale organized system of activities, functions, procedures and institutions directly and indirectly related to the exchange (buying and selling) of goods and services among two or more parties within local, regional, nation ... important to local peoples as a food fish. References Barbodes Fish described in 1924 Taxonomy articles created by Polbot {{Cyprininae-stub Freshwater fish of the Philippines Endemic fauna of the Philippines Fauna of Mindanao ...
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