Cyprinidae

Malabar black-backed barb

Puntius nigronotus

Fish Reaching Ten Point Five Centimeters in the Indian Ocean

• Black
• Tropical
• Regional distribution
• Freshwater fish
• South Asia
• Fusiform
• Compressed cross-section
• Small
• Tropical fish

The Malabar black-backed barb (Puntius nigronotus) is a species of fish in the family Cyprinidae in the Puntius genus. The species has been discovered in 2012, named and described by Prof. Dr.