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Greenstripe barb

Greenstripe barb
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Cypriniformes
Family: Cyprinidae
Subfamily: Smiliogastrinae
Genus: Bhava
Hiranya Sudasinghe, Lukas Rüber & Madhava Meegaskumbura, 2023[2]
Species:
B. vittata
Binomial name
Bhava vittata
(Day, 1865)
Synonyms[2]
  • Puntius vittatus Day, 1865
  • Barbus vittatus (Day, 1865)

The greenstripe barb, silver barb or striped barb (Bhava vittata) is a tropical freshwater and brackish ray-finned fish belonging to the family Cyprinidae, the family which includes the carps, barbs and related fishes. This species is found in South Asia. It is the only species in the monospecific genus Bhava.[3]

  1. ^ Dahanukar, N.; Katwate, U.; de Alwis Goonatilake, S.; Fernado, M.; Kotagama, O. (2019). "Puntius vittatus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2019: e.T172486A60633777. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2019-3.RLTS.T172486A60633777.en. Retrieved 12 November 2021.
  2. ^ a b Cite error: The named reference Cof family was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  3. ^ Eschmeyer, William N.; Fricke, Ron & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Species in the genus Bhava". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 5 January 2025.

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