Biology:Barna baril

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Short description: Species of fish

Barna baril
Barilius barna.jpg
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Cypriniformes
Family: Cyprinidae
Subfamily: Danioninae
Genus: Opsarius
Species:
O. barna
Binomial name
Opsarius barna
(F. Hamilton, 1822)[2]
Synonyms
  • Cyprinus barna Hamilton, 1822
  • Barilius barna (Hamilton, 1822)
  • Leuciscus barna (Hamilton, 1822)
  • Opsarius acanthopterus McClelland, 1839
  • Leuciscus acanthopterus (McClelland, 1839)
  • Opsarius fasciatus McClelland, 1839
  • Opsarius latipinnatus McClelland, 1839
  • Barilius papillatus Day, 1869
  • Barilius jayarami Barman, 1985

The Barna baril (Opsarius barna) is a fish in genus Opsarius of the family Cyprinidae. It is found in India , Nepal, Bangladesh and Myanmar.

Barilius barna Mintern 148.jpg

Description

This species can grow to around 15 cm and inhabits clear gravelly hill streams.

References

  1. Dahanukar, N. (2011). "Barilius barna". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species (IUCN) 2011: e.T166501A6223034. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2011-1.RLTS.T166501A6223034.en. http://www.iucnredlist.org/details/166501/0. Retrieved 13 January 2018. 
  2. Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2006). "Opsarius barna" in FishBase. April 2006 version.

Wikidata ☰ Q1104754 entry