Stedman barb

Systomus clavatus
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Cypriniformes
Family: Cyprinidae
Genus: Systomus
Species: S. clavatus
Binomial name
Systomus clavatus
(McClelland, 1845)
Synonyms
  • Barbus clavatus McClelland, 1845
  • Poropuntius clavatus (McClelland, 1845)
  • Puntius clavatus (McClelland, 1845)
  • Puntius clavatus clavatus (McClelland, 1845)
  • Barbus compressus Boulenger, 1893
  • Barbus liui Fowler, 1958

Systomus clavatus, the Stedman barb, is a species of cyprinid fish native to India and Bangladesh in the Ganges River basin where it occurs in foothill streams and rivers. This species can reach a length of 24 centimetres (9.4 in) TL. It is of minor importance to local commercial fisheries.[2]

References

  1. ↑ Dahanukar, N. 2010. Poropuntius clavatus. In: IUCN 2013. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2013.2. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 23 November 2013.
  2. ↑ Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2013). "Systomus clavatus" in FishBase. October 2013 version.


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