Chinese barbelled bream

Pogobrama barbatula

Temperate
Regional distribution
Freshwater fish
East Asia
Elongated
Compressed cross-section
Medium
Temperate fish

Pogobrama is a monospecific genus of freshwater ray-finned fish belonging to the family Xenocyprididae, the East Asian minnows or sharpbellies. The only species in the genus is Pogobrama barbatula which is endemic to China.

Class: Teleosts
Order: Minnows, Carps, and Loaches
Family: Cyprinidae
Genus: Pogobrama
Maximum length: 20 cm
Water: Freshwater
Body shape: elongated
Distribution: Asia: Qinzhou Co., Guangsi, China (type locality).

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