Barbodes

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Genus of fishes

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::summary Genus of fishes ::

| image = Barbodes montanoi (pait, pait-pait, paitan) from the Pulangi River Basin, Bukidnon, Philippines 13.jpg | image_caption = Barbodes montanoi from the Philippines | taxon = Barbodes | authority = Bleeker, 1859 | type_species = Barbodes maculatus | type_species_authority = Valenciennes, 1842 | synonyms =

  • Cephalakompsus Herre, 1924
  • Mandibularca Herre, 1924
  • Ospatulus Herre, 1924
  • *Spratellicypris * Herre, 1924

Barbodes is a genus of small to medium-sized cyprinid fish native to tropical Asia. The majority of the species are from Southeast Asia. Many species are threatened and some from the Philippines (Lake Lanao) are already extinct. A survey carried out in 1992 only found three of the endemic Barbodes species, and only two (Barbodes lindog and B. tumba) were found in 2008. Several members of this genus were formerly included in Puntius.

Etymology

The name is derived from the Latin word barbus, meaning "barbel", and the Greek word oides, meaning "similar to". ::figure[src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/2/24/Punti_binot_090519-8585_kdBdk.jpg" caption="Spotted barb, ''[[Barbodes binotatus]]''"] ::

::figure[src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/4f/Puntius_semifasciolatus_(aka).jpg" caption="Chinese barb, ''''[[Barbodes semifasciolatus]]''"] ::

::figure[src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/9/95/Gold_Barb_Puntius_semifasciolatus_7.png" caption="Gold barbs
(''B. semifasciolatus'' var. ''schuberti'')"] ::

Species

There are currently 48 recognized species in this genus, of which 15 are considered extinct and 2 considered possibly extinct:

Note on species list: Kottelat 2013 states that B. dorsimaculatus may not be referable to this genus and considers it to be species inquirenda. He also implies that Barbodes should be restricted to Southeast Asian and Philippine endemics and that the following species from eastern and southern Asia may not be referable to this genus: B. bovanicus, B. carnaticus, B. elongatus, B. polylepis and B. wynaadensis. Because these species fall outside of the geographic area of his paper, their position in Cyprinidae is not addressed.

References

References

  1. Endangered Species Handbook: ''[http://www.endangeredspecieshandbook.org/dinos_fish.php It's Too Late – Fish Extinctions.] {{Webarchive. link. (2018-01-03 '' Retrieved 29 September 2012)
  2. (2013). "The status of Lake Lanao endemic cyprinids (''Puntius'' species) and their conservation". Environmental Biology of Fishes.
  3. Kottelat, M.. (2013). "The fishes of the inland waters of southeast Asia: a catalogue and core bibliography of the fishes known to occur in freshwaters, mangroves and estuaries". Raffles Bulletin of Zoology.
  4. {{Cof genus|genus=Barbodes|access-date=5 January 2025}}

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