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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 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Barbonymus Gonionotus
The Java barb (''Barbonymus gonionotus''; ''Ta-phian''; Lao language, Lao: ''Pa keng''; ''Trey Chpin''; ; 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 when magnified. The dorsal fin has four spines and eight soft rays wh ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
