''Probarbus'' is a genus of

cyprinid 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 vert ...

freshwater fish found in

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, especially the

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. There are three species in this genus, all large fish that are up to in

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and weigh up to .

Species

* '' Probarbus jullieni'' Sauvage, 1880 (Jullien's golden carp, Isok barb) * '' Probarbus labeamajor'' T. R. Roberts, 1992 (Thicklip barb) * '' Probarbus labeaminor'' T. R. Roberts, 1992 (Thinlip barb)

References

Cyprinidae genera Cyprinid fish of Asia Taxonomy articles created by Polbot {{cyprinidae-stub