Puntius sarana

Puntius sarana
Puntius sarana
Olive Barb is an edible fresh water fish usually found in the coastal waters of South Asian countries
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Cypriniformes
Family: Cyprinidae
Genus: Puntius
Species: P. sarana
Binomial name
Puntius sarana
(F. Hamilton, 1822)[1]

Puntius sarana (Olive Barb) (Malayalam: കുറുവ/മുണ്ടത്തി) is a species of ray-finned fish in the genus Puntius. It is found in Afghanistan, Pakistan, India, Nepal, Bangladesh and Bhutan.

References

  1. ^ Froese, Rainer, and Daniel Pauly, eds. (2006). "Puntius sarana" in FishBase. April 2006 version.