Cyprinidae

Indian Drapefin Barb

Oreichthys crenuchoides

Three Point One Centimeters Carp of the Indian Ocean

• Tropical
• Regional distribution
• Freshwater fish
• South Asia
• Small
• Tropical fish

Oreichthys crenuchoides is a small (~2.5" TL) cyprinid found in Assam, India. It is imported for the aquarium trade under the name neon highfin barb or high-fin variable barb. It is an atypical Oreichthys in that the face is more rounded than in O. cosuatis and other Oreichthys species.