Long-snouted barb

The long-snouted barb (Puntius dorsalis) is a species of ray-finned fish in the genus Puntius. It is found in India and Sri Lanka.

Long-snouted barb
Conservation status
Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Cypriniformes
Family:	Cyprinidae
Subfamily:	Smiliogastrinae
Genus:	Puntius
Species:	P. dorsalis
Binomial name
Puntius dorsalis (Jerdon, 1849)[2]
Synonyms[3]
Systomus dorsalis Jerdon, 1849 Barbus dorsalis (Jerdon, 1849) Systomus tristis Jerdon, 1849