Java barb

Not to be confused with Javaen barb.
For other fishes with the same name, see Silver barb.

Java barb
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Cypriniformes
Family: Cyprinidae
Subfamily: Cyprininae
Genus: Barbonymus
Species:
B. gonionotus
Binomial name
Barbonymus gonionotus
(Bleeker, 1849)
Synonyms[2]

Barbodes gonionotus (Bleeker, 1849)
Barbodes jolamarki (Smith, 1934)
Barbus gonionotus Bleeker, 1849
Barbus javanicus Bleeker, 1855
Barbus koilometopon Bleeker, 1857
Puntius gonionotus (Bleeker, 1849)
Puntius javanicus (Bleeker, 1855)
Puntius javanicus Sauvage, 1881[1]
Puntius jolamarki Smith, 1934
Puntius viehoeveri Fowler, 1943

Java barb (Barbonymus gonionotus),
from Tasikmalaya, West Java
Deep fried chunk of pickled silver barb (pla som)

The Java barb (Barbonymus gonionotus; Thai: ตะเพียน Ta-phian; Lao: Pa keng; Khmer: ត្រីឆ្ពិន Trey Chpin; Indonesian: Tawes; Vietnamese: Mè Vinh), more commonly known as silver barb in aquaculture, is a species of ray-finned fish in the genus Barbonymus.

  1. ^ a b Thinh, D.V.; Van, N.S.; Nguyen, T.H.T.; Lumbantobing, D. (2020). "Barbonymus gonionotus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2020: e.T166914A89799952. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-3.RLTS.T166914A89799952.en. Retrieved 14 July 2024.
  2. ^ Bailly, Nicolas (2017). "Barbonymus gonionotus (Bleeker, 1849)". WoRMS. World Register of Marine Species.