Swamp barb

Puntius brevis

Fourteen Centimeters Carp of the Mekong Basin

Tropical
Regional distribution
Freshwater fish
Asia (unspecified)
Fusiform
Small
Tropical fish

Puntius brevis, sometimes known as the swamp barb, is a species of ray-finned fish in the genus Puntius. It is found in the Mekong and Chao Phraya basins. Puntius spilopterus is sometimes considered conspecific.

Class: Teleosts
Order: Minnows, Carps, and Loaches
Family: Cyprinidae
Genus: Puntius
Water type: Freshwater
Body shape: fusiform