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freshwater fishes native to

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in this genus have been described since 2012.

Species

There are currently 31 recognized species in this genus: * ''

Barilius ardens ''Barilius ardens'' is a fish in genus ''Barilius'' of the family Cyprinidae. It is found in Sita and Swarna River systems in the Western Ghats of India India, officially the Republic of India (Hindi: ), is a country in South Asia. It i ...

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, A. Rai, D’Souza & Vijaykrishnan, 2015Knight, J.D.M., Rai, A., D’Souza, R.K.P. & Vijaykrishnan, B. (2015): ''Barilius ardens'' (Teleostei: Cyprinidae), a new species from the Western Ghats, India, with redescription of ''B. malabaricus'' and ''B. canarensis''. ''Zootaxa, 3926 (3): 396–412.'' * ''

Barilius bakeri ''Barilius bakeri'' is a fish in genus ''Barilius'' of the family Cyprinidae."Barilius bakeri"
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'' ( F. Day, 1865) * ''

Barilius barila ''Barilius barila'' ( bn, বারালি) is a tropical fish in genus ''Barilius'' of the family Cyprinidae. It is commercially very important due to its superior taste. It is found in the Asian countries of India, Nepal, Bangladesh and Myan ...

'' ( F. Hamilton, 1822) * '' Barilius bendelisis'' ( F. Hamilton, 1807) * ''

Barilius bonarensis ''Barilius bonarensis'' is a fish in genus ''Barilius'' of the family Cyprinidae. It is found in the western Himalaya in India India, officially the Republic of India (Hindi: ), is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest cou ...

'' B. L. Chaudhuri, 1912 * '' Barilius borneensis'' T. R. Roberts, 1989 * ''

Barilius canarensis Jerdon's baril (''Barilius canarensis'') is a fish in the genus '' Barilius'' of the family Cyprinidae. It is found in southern Karnataka and northern Kerala Kerala ( ; ) is a state on the Malabar Coast of India. It was formed on 1 Novem ...

'' ( Jerdon, 1849) * ''

Barilius caudiocellatus ''Barilius caudiocellatus'' is a fish in genus ''Barilius ''Barilius'' is a large genus of cyprinid freshwater fishes native to Asia. Four species in this genus have been described since 2012. Species There are currently 31 recognized speci ...

'' X. L. Chu, 1984 * '' Barilius chatricensis''

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& Vishwanath, 2002 * ''

Barilius cyanochlorus ''Barilius'' is a large genus of cyprinid freshwater fishes native to Asia. Four species in this genus have been described since 2012. Species There are currently 31 recognized species in this genus: * '' Barilius ardens'' Knight, A. Rai, D� ...

'' Plamoottil & Vineeth, 2020 (Kazargod Barilius) * ''

Barilius dimorphicus ''Barilius dimorphicus'' is a fish in genus ''Barilius'' of the family Cyprinidae. It is found in India. References

Barilius, D Fish described in 1990 {{Cyprinidae-stub ...

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, 1990 * '' Barilius dogarsinghi'' Hora, 1921 * '' Barilius evezardi'' F. Day, 1872 * '' Barilius gatensis'' (

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, 1844) * '' Barilius huahinensis'' Fowler, 1934 (possibly

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Opsarius koratensis ''Opsarius koratensis'' is a fish in genus ''Opsarius'' of the family Cyprinidae. It is found in the Mekong and Chao Phraya The Chao Phraya ( or ; th, แม่น้ำเจ้าพระยา, , or ) is the major river in Thailand, ...

'') * '' Barilius infrafasciatus'' Fowler, 1934 * '' Barilius lairokensis'' Arunkumar & Tombi Singh, 2000 * '' Barilius malabaricus'' Jerdon, 1849 * '' Barilius mesopotamicus'' L. S. Berg, 1932 * ''

Barilius modestus ''Barilius modestus'' is a fish in genus ''Barilius'' of the family Cyprinidae. References

Barilius, modestus Fish described in 1872 {{Danioninae-stub ...

'' F. Day, 1872 * ''

Barilius naseeri ''Barilius naseeri'' is a fish in genus ''Barilius'' of the family Cyprinidae. References

Barilius, N Fish described in 1986 {{Cyprinidae-stub ...

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& F. A. Awan, 1986 * ''

Barilius nelsoni ''Barilius nelsoni'' is a freshwater fish in the family Cyprinidae. It is endemic to India and inhabits clear, gravelly streams. It grows to TL. It might be a junior synonym of '' Barilius radiolatus''. It is named in honour of Joseph S. Nelso ...

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, 1988 * '' Barilius ngawa'' Vishwanath & Manojkumar, 2002 * '' Barilius ornatus'' Sauvage, 1883 * '' Barilius pakistanicus''

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, 1978 * '' Barilius pectoralis''

, 2012 * '' Barilius ponticulus'' ( H. M. Smith, 1945) * '' Barilius profundus'' Dishma & Vishwanath, 2012Dishma, M. & Vishwanath, W. (2012)
''Barilius profundus'', a new cyprinid fish (Teleostei: Cyprinidae) from the Koladyne basin, India.
''Journal of Threatened Taxa, 4 (2): 2363–2369.'' * '' Barilius radiolatus'' Günther, 1868 * '' Barilius shacra'' ( F. Hamilton, 1822) * '' Barilius signicaudus'' Tejavej, 2012Tejavej, A. (2012)
''Barilius signicaudus'', a new species of cyprinid fish from Maeklong Basin, western Thailand (Cypriniformes: Cyprinidae).
''Zootaxa, 3586: 138–147.'' * '' Barilius vagra'' ( F. Hamilton, 1822)

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