Striped barb

Striped barb
Conservation status
	Not evaluated (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Cypriniformes
Family:	Cyprinidae
Genus:	Desmopuntius
Species:	D. johorensis
Binomial name
	Desmopuntius johorensis; (Duncker, 1904)
Synonyms
	Barbus tetrazona johorensis Duncker, 1904; Puntius johorensis (Duncker, 1904); Systomus johorensis (Duncker, 1904); Barbus fasciatus Bleeker, 1853; Puntius fasciatus (Bleeker, 1853); Puntius eugrammus Silas, 1956; Barbus eugrammus (Silas, 1956);

Desmopuntius johorensis,^[1] the striped barb, is a species of cyprinid fish Cyprinidae native to the Malay Peninsula to Borneo where it is found in the shallows of rivers, streams and ditches. This species can reach a length of 12 centimetres (4.7 in) TL. It is commercially important to local fisheries and can also be found in the aquarium trade.^[2]

References

^ 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.
^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Puntius johorensis". FishBase. October 2013 version.

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[1] 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.

[2] Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Puntius johorensis". FishBase. October 2013 version.

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