Animalia > Chordata > Cypriniformes > Cyprinidae > Barilius > Barilius barila

Barilius barila (Barred baril)

Synonyms: Barilius shanensis; Cyprinus barila; Cyprinus chedrio; Leuciscus barila; Opsarius anisocheilus
Language: Bengali; Czech; Kannada; Mandarin Chinese

Wikipedia Abstract

Barilius barila (Bengali: বারালি) is a tropical fish in genus Barilius of the family Cyprinidae. It is commercially very important due to its superior taste. It is found in the Asian countries of India, Nepal, Bangladesh and Myanmar. Normally found in clear streams in the foothills. Its maximum length is 10 cm.
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Protected Areas

Name IUCN Category Area acres Location Species Website Climate Land Use
Manas National Park II 135025 Assam, India

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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