Barbodes
Sign in to saveBarbodes is a genus of small to medium-sized cyprinid fish native to tropical Asia. The majority of the species are from Southeast Asia. Many species are threatened and some from the Philippines (Lake Lanao) are already extinct. A survey carried out in 1992 only found three of the endemic Barbodes species, and only two (Barbodes lindog and B. tumba) were found in 2008. Several members of this genus were formerly included in Puntius.
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Barbodes is a genus of small to medium-sized cyprinid fish native to tropical Asia. The majority of the species are from Southeast Asia. Many species are threatened and some from the Philippines (Lake Lanao) are already extinct. A survey carried out in 1992 only found three of the endemic Barbodes species, and only two (Barbodes lindog and B. tumba) were found in 2008. Several members of this genus were formerly included in Puntius.
==Etymology== The name is derived from the Latin word barbus, meaning "barbel", and the Greek word oides, meaning "similar to". thumb|right|Spotted barb, Barbodes binotatus thumb|right|Chinese barb, ''Barbodes semifasciolatus thumb|Gold barbs(B. semifasciolatus var. schuberti)