Pool barb

Pool Barb
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Cypriniformes
Family: Cyprinidae
Genus: Puntius
Species: P. sophore
Binomial name
Puntius sophore
(F. Hamilton, 1822)
Synonyms

Systomus sophore (F. Hamilton, 1822)
Cyprinus sophore (F. Hamilton, 1822)
Barbus sophore (F. Hamilton, 1822)

The pool 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 Pakistan, India, Nepal, Bangladesh, Myanmar, Bhutan, Afghanistan, and Yunnan, China.

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Physical description

It reaches an adult size of 7 in. (18.0 cm) and a weight of 2.5 oz (70 grams).

Habitat

Its native habitat is rivers, streams, and ponds in plains and submontane regions. It is a plentiful shoaling fish.

Name origins

This fish was originally named Cyprinus sophore by Francis Buchanan-Hamilton in 1822, and is also referred to as Systomus sophore, and Barbus sophore.

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