Megarasbora elanga

Megarasbora elanga
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Cypriniformes
Family: Cyprinidae
Genus: Megarasbora
Günther, 1868
Species: M. elanga
Binomial name
Megarasbora elanga
(F. Hamilton, 1822)

Megarasbora elanga (Bengali: এলং), commonly known as the Bengala barb is a fish of the carp family Cyprinidae, found commonly in rivers and freshwater lakes in and around South Asia. It reaches a maximum length of 21 centimetres (8.3 in).

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