Striped barb

For a barb alternatively called striped barb, see Greenstripe barb.

The striped barb (Desmopuntius johorensis),^[1] is a species of cyprinid fish Cyprinidae native to the Malay Peninsula, Borneo, and Sumatra where it is found in the shallows of rivers, streams and ditches. This species can reach a length of 12 centimetres (4.7 in) TL. It is commercially important to local fisheries and can also be found in the aquarium trade.^[2]

Striped barb
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Cypriniformes
Family:	Cyprinidae
Subfamily:	Smiliogastrinae
Genus:	Desmopuntius
Species:	D. johorensis
Binomial name
Desmopuntius johorensis (Duncker, 1904)
Synonyms
Barbus tetrazona johorensis Duncker, 1904 Puntius johorensis (Duncker, 1904) Systomus johorensis (Duncker, 1904) Barbus fasciatus Bleeker, 1853 Puntius fasciatus (Bleeker, 1853) Puntius eugrammus Silas, 1956 Barbus eugrammus (Silas, 1956)