Barb
Tinfoil Barb, Barbonymus schwanenfeldii
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia   Phylum: Chordata   Class: Actinopterygii   Order: Cypriniformes   Family: Cyprinidae   Genus: Barbonymus Kottelat, 1999
Type Species
Barbus schwanenfeldii Bleeker, 1853
Species
Barbonymus altus (Red tailed tinfoil barb) Barbonymus gonionotus (Java barb) Barbonymus schwanenfeldii (Tinfoil barb)

Barbonymus is a genus of fish in the Cyprinidae family. Its members are commonly referred to as barbs. The genus is relatively new, with many of its members reclassified from the Barbus and Barbodes genera. The type species is the tinfoil barb (Barbus schwanenfeldii, now called Barbonymus schwanenfeldii).

References

• "Barbonymus". FishBase. Ed. Ranier Froese and Daniel Pauly. February 2006 version. N.p.: FishBase, 2006.