Martenstyn's barb
Species of fish
Martenstyn's barb | |
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Conservation status | |
Endangered (IUCN 3.1)[1] | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Cypriniformes |
Family: | Cyprinidae |
Subfamily: | Barbinae |
Genus: | Systomus |
Species: | S. martenstyni |
Binomial name | |
Systomus martenstyni (Kottelat & Pethiyagoda, 1991) | |
Synonyms | |
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Martenstyn's Barb (Systomus martenstyni) is a species of cyprinid fish endemic to Sri Lanka. This species can reach a length of 25 centimetres (9.8 in). It is important to local commercial fisheries.[2]
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