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Convict barb (Systomus endecanalis)
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Ecological Illustration of Convict barb (Systomus endecanalis)
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Cyprinidae

Convict barb

Systomus endecanalis

Fish Reaching Four Point Eight Centimeters in Asian Waters

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

Desmopuntius endecanalis is a species of cyprinid fish endemic to the Kapuas River basin in western Borneo. This species can reach a standard length of 4.8 cm (1.9 in). Although placed in the genus Systomus by FishBase, it has been moved to Desmopuntius by Catalog of Fishes, following a taxonomic review by Maurice Kottelat in 2013.

Water type
Freshwater
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