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native to

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.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.''

Species

The recognized species in this genus are: * ''

Systomus asoka The Asoka barb (''Systomus asoka'') is a species of cyprinid fish endemic to Sri Lanka where it is found in the upper reaches of the Sitawaka River and its tributaries, and Kelani near Kitulgala. This fish can reach a length of TL. Biology ...

'' ( Kottelat & Pethiyagoda, 1989) (Asoka barb) * ''

Systomus binduchitra ''Systomus'' is a genus of fish in the family (biology), family Cyprinidae native to tropical Asia.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 ...

'' ( Hora, 1937) * '' Systomus chryseus'' Plamoottil, 2014 (Golden systomus) * ''

Systomus compressiformis ''Systomus compressiformis'' is a species of cyprinid fish endemic to Inle Lake, Myanmar Myanmar, officially the Republic of the Union of Myanmar; and also referred to as Burma (the official English name until 1989), is a country in n ...

'' ( Cockerell, 1913) * ''

Systomus diliciosus ''Systomus'' is a genus of fish in the family Cyprinidae native to tropical Asia.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 es ...

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1839) * ''

Systomus gracilus ''Systomus'' is a genus of fish in the family Cyprinidae native to tropical Asia.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 es ...

'' Plamoottil & Maji, 2020 * ''

Systomus immaculatus ''Systomus immaculatus'' is a species of cyprinid fish endemic to the Assam region in India India, officially the Republic of India, is a country in South Asia. It is the List of countries and dependencies by area, seventh-largest cou ...

'' McClelland, 1839 * ''

Systomus jacobusboehlkei ''Systomus jacobusboehlkei'' is a species of cyprinid fish native to the lower Mekong and Chao Phraya Basins of Cambodia, Vietnam, Laos, and Thailand Thailand, officially the Kingdom of Thailand and historically known as Siam (the offici ...

'' ( Fowler, 1958) * ''

Systomus laticeps ''Systomus laticeps'' is a species of cyprinid fish which was described in 2016 from specimens taken in Kerala, southern India. It is found in single freshwater stream at Thiruvalla in the Pathanamthitta District Pathanamthitta District () ...

'' Plamoottil, 2016 * ''

Systomus martenstyni Martenstyn's Barb (''Systomus martenstyni'') is a species of cyprinid fish endemic to Sri Lanka. This species can reach a length of . It is important to local commercial fisheries Commercial fishing is the activity of catching fish and other ...

'' (Kottelat & Pethiyagoda, 1991) (Martenstyn's barb) * ''

Systomus orphoides ''Systomus orphoides'', is a species of cyprinid fish native to Southeast Asia. It can reach a length of SL. It is closely related to, and maybe a synonym of, '' Systomus rubripinnis''. Sexual dimorphism Adult males develop a more intense col ...

'' (Valenciennes, 1842) * ''

Systomus pleurotaenia The side-striped barb or black-lined barb (''Systomus pleurotaenia'') is a species of cyprinid fish endemic to Sri Lanka where it occurs in the catchment of the Kelani and Nilwala Rivers. This species can reach a length of TL. It is of minor ...

'' ( Bleeker, 1863) (Side-striped barb) * '' Systomus rubripinnis'' (Valenciennes, 1842) (Javean barb) * ''

Systomus rufus The Red-finned kuruva (''Systomus rufus'') is a species of cyprinid fish endemic to India. This species can reach a length of SL. It is known only to a single stream in Kerala Kerala ( , ) is a States and union territories of India, s ...

'' Plamoottil, 2014 (Red-finned kuruva) * ''

Systomus sarana The olive barb (''Systomus sarana'') is a species of cyprinid fish native to Afghanistan, India, Nepal, Bangladesh, Pakistan, Bhutan, Sri Lanka, Thailand and Myanmar. This species can reach a length of TL. It is of minor importance to local co ...

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, 1822) (Olive barb) * '' Systomus sewelli'' (

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References

Plamoottil, M. & Maji, D, (2020) Systomus gracilus: a new fish (Cypriniformes: Cyprinidae) species from West Bengal. Journal of Experimental Zoology, India. 23 (2): 1033- 1038. Smiliogastrinae Cyprinidae genera Cyprinid fish of Asia Taxa named by John McClelland (doctor) {{Barbinae-stub