Spanner barb | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Cypriniformes |
Family: | Cyprinidae |
Genus: | Striuntius |
Species: | S. lateristriga
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Binomial name | |
Striuntius lateristriga (Valenciennes, 1842)[2]
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The spanner barb (Striuntius lateristriga),[3], or T-barb, is a species of cyprinid fish native to the Malay Peninsula and the island of Borneo. It can reach a length of 18 centimetres (7.1 in) TL. This species can also be found in the aquarium trade.[4]