Tinfoil Barb

Barbonymus schwanefeldii

Classification

Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Cypriniformes
Family: Cyprinidae

The tinfoil barb (Barbonymus schwanenfeldii) is a tropical Southeast Asian freshwater fish of the family Cyprinidae. This species was originally described as Barbus schwanenfeldii by Pieter Bleeker in 1853, and has also been placed in the genera Barbodes and Puntius. The specific epithet is frequently misspelled schwanefeldii.

Distribution

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Countries in the Picchu catalog

United States of America · 2

Sources and credits

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Tinfoil Barb

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