Side-striped barb
(Redirected from Black-lined Barb)
| Side-striped barb | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Cypriniformes |
| Family: | Cyprinidae |
| Subfamily: | Barbinae |
| Genus: | Systomus |
| Species: | S. pleurotaenia
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| Binomial name | |
| Systomus pleurotaenia (Bleeker, 1863)
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| Synonyms | |
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Puntius pleurotaenia Bleeker, 1863 | |
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 16 centimetres (6.3 in) TL. It is of minor importance to local commercial fisheries and can also be found in the aquarium trade.[2]
References
[edit]- ^ Fernado, M.; Kotagama, O.; de Alwis Goonatilake, S. (2019). "Systomus pleurotaenia". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2019: e.T18897A60642525. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2019-3.RLTS.T18897A60642525.en.
- ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Systomus pleurotaenia". FishBase. April 2013 version.
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