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Olive barb

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Olive barb
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Cypriniformes
Family: Cyprinidae
Subfamily: Barbinae
Genus: Systomus
Species:
S. sarana
Binomial name
Systomus sarana
(F. Hamilton, 1822)
Synonyms

Cyprinus sarana Hamilton, 1822
Barbodes sarana Hamilton, 1822
Barbodes sarana sarana Hamilton, 1822
Barbus sarana Hamilton, 1822
Puntius sarana Hamilton, 1822
Puntius sarana sarana Hamilton, 1822
Barbus diliciosus McClelland, 1839
Barbus polydori Valenciennes, 1842
Barbus roseipinnis Valenciennes, 1842
Puntius roseipinnis Valenciennes, 1842
Barbus kakus Valenciennes, 1842
Barbus gardonides Valenciennes, 1842
Barbus duvaucelii Valenciennes, 1842
Barbus russellii Günther, 1868
Barbus binduchitra Hora, 1937
Puntius saberi Datta & Karmakar, 1981

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 42 centimetres (17 in) TL. It is of minor importance to local commercial fisheries and sought as a gamefish. It is popular in Bangladesh but unpopular in the aquarium trade.[2] Adults occur in rivers, streams, lakes and backwaters. Tolerant of salinity. They form schools in groups of four or five to several dozens. Feed on aquatic insects, fish, algae and shrimps. Spawn in running waters among submerged boulders and vegetation. Small fish have limited demand in the aquarium trade.


References

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  1. ^ Dahanukar, N.; Daniels, A. (2023). "Systomus sarana". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2023: e.T173257633A60591547. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2023-1.RLTS.T173257633A60591547.en. Retrieved 14 July 2024.
  2. ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Systomus sarana". FishBase. November 2014 version.