Java barb
| Java barb | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Cypriniformes |
| Family: | Cyprinidae |
| Subfamily: | Cyprininae |
| Genus: | Barbonymus |
| Species: | B. gonionotus |
| Binomial name | |
| Barbonymus gonionotus (Bleeker, 1849) | |
| Synonyms | |
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Barbodes gonionotus (Bleeker, 1849) | |
The Java barb (Barbonymus gonionotus; Thai: ตะเพียน Ta-phian; Lao: Pa keng; Khmer: ត្រីឆ្ពិន Trey Chpin; Indonesian: Tawes; Vietnamese: Mè Vinh), more commonly known as silver barb in aquaculture, is a species of ray-finned fish in the genus Barbonymus.