Stedman barb
| Stedman barb | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Cypriniformes |
| Family: | Cyprinidae |
| Subfamily: | Cyprininae |
| Genus: | Poropuntius |
| Species: | P. clavatus |
| Binomial name | |
| Poropuntius clavatus (McClelland, 1845) | |
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The Stedman barb (Poropuntius clavatus) is a species of cyprinid fish native to India and Bangladesh in the Ganges River basin where it occurs in foothill streams and rivers. This species can reach a length of 24 centimetres (9.4 in) TL. It is of minor importance to local commercial fisheries.