Discherodontus ashmeadi

This article is about the Asian redtail barb. For the African redtail barb, see Enteromius gurneyi.

Discherodontus ashmeadi, commonly known as the redtail barb, is a fish native to the lower Mekong river basin in Thailand, Cambodia, Vietnam, and Laos. It inhabits both the mainstream Mekong and its tributaries, as well as lakes and reservoirs connected to rivers.^[1] It grows to 13.6 cm (5.4 in) SL.^[2] It is present in mixed fisheries but is not an important fishery species.^[1]

Discherodontus ashmeadi
Conservation status
Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Cypriniformes
Family:	Cyprinidae
Genus:	Discherodontus
Species:	D. ashmeadi
Binomial name
Discherodontus ashmeadi (Fowler, 1937)
Synonyms
Barbus ashmeadi Fowler, 1937 Puntius ashmeadi (Fowler, 1937)