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Tinfoil barb (Barbonymus schwanefeldii)
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Tinfoil barb (Barbonymus schwanefeldii) specimen
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Cyprinidae

Tinfoil barb

Barbonymus schwanefeldii

Red fins with black and white caudal stripes

  • Tropical
  • Regional distribution
  • Freshwater fish
  • Asia (unspecified)
  • Fusiform
  • Medium
  • Tropical fish

Tinfoil barb is known around Asia as a freshwater fish; It occurs in freshwater habitats, and the largest recorded length is 35 cm.

Maximum length
35 cm
Water
Freshwater
Body shape
fusiform
Distribution
Asia: Mekong and Chao Phraya basins, Malay Peninsula, Sumatra and Borneo.
Conservation status
LCLeast Concern

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