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Barbus/Puntius
Template:Regnum:Animalia
Template:Phylum:Chordata
Template:Superclassis:Osteichthyes
Template:Classis:Actinopterygii
Template:Ordo:Cypriniformes
Template:Familia:Cyprinidae
Template:Genus:Barbus/Puntius
Species

Barbus conchonius (Rosy Barb)
Barbus denisonii (Red Line Torpedo Barb)
Barbus nigrofasciatus (Black Ruby Barb)
Barbus oligolepis (Checker Barb)
Barbus pentazona (Pentazona Barb)
Barbus schuberti (Gold Barb)
Barbus schwanefeldi (Tinfoil Barb)
Barbus tetrazona (Tiger Barb)
Barbus ticto (Ticto Barb)
Barbus titteya (Cherry Barb)


The Barbus is a genus of fish in the Cyprinidae Family. Barbus is also known as Puntius in some other taxonomic schemes. It is most commonly refered to as the Barb. The name comes from the fact that most of the members of the Barbus genus have a pair of barbels on their mouths which they sometimes use to search for food at the bottom of the water.

References

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