Cyprinidae

Pool barb

Puntius sophore

Twenty Centimeters Carp of the Indian Ocean

• Tropical
• Regional distribution
• East Asia
• South Asia
• Southeast Asia
• Fusiform
• Medium
• Tropical fish

The pool barb, spotfin swamp barb, or stigma barb (Puntius sophore) is a tropical freshwater and brackish fish belonging to the Puntius genus in the family Cyprinidae. It is native to inland waters in Asia and is found in India, Nepal, Bangladesh, Myanmar, Bhutan, Afghanistan, Pakistan and Yunnan, China.