Animalia > Chordata > Cypriniformes > Cyprinidae > Systomus > Systomus sarana

Systomus sarana (olive barb)

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Wikipedia Abstract

The olive barb (Systomus sarana) (Malayalam: കുറുവ/മുണ്ടത്തി) is a species of cyprinid fish native to Afghanistan, Pakistan, India, Nepal, Bangladesh, Bhutan and Sri Lanka with reports also from Thailand and Myanmar. This species can reach a length of 42 centimetres (17 in) TL. It is of minor importance to local commercial fisheries as well as being sought after as a gamefish. It can also be found in the aquarium trade though it is not very popular.
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Species taxanomy provided by GBIF Secretariat (2022). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via GBIF.org on 2023-06-13; License: CC BY 4.0