Cyprinidae

Olive barb

Systomus sarana

Carp Reaching Forty Two Centimeters

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

The olive barb (Systomus sarana) is a species of cyprinid fish native to Afghanistan, India, Nepal, Bangladesh, Pakistan, Bhutan, Sri Lanka, Thailand and Myanmar. This species can reach a length of 42 centimetres (17 in) TL. It is of minor importance to local commercial fisheries and sought as a gamefish. It is popular in Bangladesh but unpopular in the aquarium trade.