Bengala barb

The Bengala barb (Bengala elanga) is a freshwater ray-finned fish belonging to the family Danionidae.^[2] This species is the only species in the genus Bengala. It is found in lakes and rivers in eastern India, Bangladesh and western Myanmar. It reaches a maximum length of 21 centimetres (8.3 in).^[4] It is a valued food fish and is a species of commercial importance and the population is believed to be declining due to overfishing and habitat destruction.^[1]

Bengala barb
Conservation status
Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Cypriniformes
Family:	Danionidae
Subfamily:	Chedrinae
Genus:	Bengala Gray, 1868[2]
Species:	B. elanga
Binomial name
Bengala elanga (F. Hamilton, 1822)[3]
Synonyms[2][3]
Genus Megarasbora Günther, 1834 Species Cyprinus elanga Hamilton, 1822 Megarasbora elanga (Hamilton, 1822) Leuciscus elanga (Hamilton, 1822) Rasbora elanga (Hamilton, 1822)