Bengala barb

Megarasbora elanga

Carp Reaching Twenty One Centimeters

Tropical
Regional distribution
Freshwater fish
South Asia
Southeast Asia
Medium
Tropical fish

The Bengala barb (Bengala elanga) is a freshwater ray-finned fish belonging to the family Danionidae. This species is the only species in the genus Bengala. It is found in lakes and rivers in eastern India, Bangladesh and western Myanmar.

Class: Teleosts
Order: Minnows, Carps, and Loaches
Family: Cyprinidae
Genus: Megarasbora
Maximum length: 21 cm
Water: Freshwater
Distribution: Asia: India, Bangladesh and Myanmar (Ref. 4832 ). Reported from Nepal (Ref. 6351 ) and Pakistan (Ref. 51161 ).

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