Greenstripe barb
| Greenstripe barb | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Cypriniformes |
| Family: | Cyprinidae |
| Subfamily: | Smiliogastrinae |
| Genus: | Bhava Hiranya Sudasinghe, Lukas Rüber & Madhava Meegaskumbura, 2023 |
| Species: | B. vittata |
| Binomial name | |
| Bhava vittata (Day, 1865) | |
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The greenstripe barb, silver barb or striped barb (Bhava vittata) is a tropical freshwater and brackish ray-finned fish belonging to the family Cyprinidae, the family which includes the carps, barbs and related fishes. This species is found in South Asia. It is the only species in the monospecific genus Bhava.