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Class: Teleostei
Order: Cypriniformes
Family: Cyprinidae Minnows or carps
Subfamily: Smiliogastrinae
Genus: Puntius
Country: Sri Lanka | See tabular list

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11 species in Sri Lanka - Asia - Inland waters (see list below)
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Photo by Sreekantha

Asia
Max. Length 20 cm TL
Puntius amphibius (Valenciennes, 1842)

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Puntius amphibius
[Scarlet-banded barb]

Photo by Ramani Shirantha

Asia
Max. Length 7 cm TL
Puntius bimaculatus (Bleeker, 1863)

Photo by Photo by Ramani Shirantha
 
Puntius bimaculatus
[Redside barb]

Photo by Jayasinghe, A.

Asia
Max. Length 15 cm TL
Puntius chola (Hamilton, 1822)

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Puntius chola
[Swamp barb]

Photo by Ramani Shirantha

Asia
Max. Length 25 cm TL
Puntius dorsalis (Jerdon, 1849)

Photo by Photo by Ramani Shirantha
 
Puntius dorsalis
[Long snouted barb]

Photo by Gunasekara, S.

Asia
Max. Length 7.3 cm SL
Puntius kamalika Silva, Maduwage & Pethiyagoda, 2008

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Puntius kamalika
[Kami barb]

Photo by Ramani Shirantha

Asia
Max. Length 8.3 cm SL
Puntius kelumi Pethiyagoda, Silva, Maduwage & Meegaskumbura, 2008

Photo by Photo by Ramani Shirantha
 
Puntius kelumi
[Red eye barb]

Photo by Ramani Shirantha

Asia
Max. Length 11.3 cm SL
Puntius layardi (Günther, 1868)

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Puntius layardi
[Layardi’s barb]
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Max. Length 3.6 cm SL
 
Puntius tetraspilus
[]

Photo by Ramani Shirantha

Asia
Max. Length 7.6 cm SL
Puntius thermalis (Valenciennes, 1844)

Photo by Photo by Ramani Shirantha
 
Puntius thermalis
[Sri Lanka swamp barb]

Photo by Ramani Shirantha

Asia
Max. Length 5 cm TL
Puntius titteya Deraniyagala, 1929

Photo by Photo by Ramani Shirantha
 
Puntius titteya
[Cherry barb]

Photo by Ramani Shirantha

Asia
Max. Length 5 cm TL
Puntius vittatus Day, 1865

Photo by Photo by Ramani Shirantha
 
Puntius vittatus
[Greenstripe barb]


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Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm) Year
Puntius amphibius Scarlet-banded barb Asia 20 TL 1842
Puntius bimaculatus Redside barb Asia 7 TL 1863
Puntius chola Swamp barb Asia 15 TL 1822
Puntius dorsalis Long snouted barb Asia 25 TL 1849
Puntius kamalika Kami barb Asia 7.3 SL 2008
Puntius kelumi Red eye barb Asia 8.3 SL 2008
Puntius layardi Layardi’s barb Asia 11.3 SL 1868
Puntius tetraspilus Asia. 3.6 SL 1868
Puntius thermalis Sri Lanka swamp barb Asia 7.6 SL 1844
Puntius titteya Cherry barb Asia 5 TL 1929
Puntius vittatus Greenstripe barb Asia 5 TL 1865



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