Pool barb

Pool barb
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Cypriniformes
Family: Cyprinidae
Subfamily: Barbinae
Genus: Puntius
Species:
P. sophore
Binomial name
Puntius sophore
(F. Hamilton, 1822)
Synonyms
  • Systomus sophore (F. Hamilton, 1822)
  • Cyprinus sophore (F. Hamilton, 1822)
  • Barbus sophore (F. Hamilton, 1822)

The pool barb, spotfin swamp barb, or stigma barb (Puntius sophore) is a tropical freshwater and brackish fish belonging to the Puntius genus in the family Cyprinidae. It is native to inland waters in Asia and is found in India, Nepal, Bangladesh, Myanmar, Bhutan, Afghanistan, Pakistan and Yunnan, China.

  1. ^ Dahanukar, N. (2010). "Puntius sophore". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2010: e.T166623A6249514. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2010-4.RLTS.T166623A6249514.en. Retrieved 12 November 2021.