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.

Class: Teleosts
Order: Minnows, Carps, and Loaches
Family: Cyprinidae
Genus: Systomus
Maximum length: 42 cm
Body shape: fusiform
Distribution: Asia: Afghanistan, Pakistan, India, Nepal, Bangladesh, Bhutan (Ref. 4832 ) and Sri Lanka (Ref. 6028 ). Reported from Myanmar (Ref. 57739 ) and Thailand (Ref. 9648 ).
Conservation status: LCLeast Concern

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