Lake Lanao is a large ancient lake in the Philippines, located in Lanao del Sur province in the country's southern island of Mindanao. With a surface area of 340 km2 (130 sq mi), it is the largest lake in Mindanao, and the second largest lake in the Philippines and counted as one of the 15 ancient lakes in the world. Scholars have been pushing for the lake's inclusion in the UNESCO World Heritage List.
Barbonymus is a ray-finned fish genus in the family Cyprinidae, containing some barb species. The genus was only established in 1999, with the tinfoil barb as type species; thus, these fish are sometimes collectively called tinfoils. The new genus was established in recognition of the fact that some large Asian "barbs", formerly rather indiscriminately lumped in Barbus, Barbodes and Puntius, form a distinct evolutionary lineage.
Barbodes dunckeri, the bigspot barb, is a species of cyprinid fish native to Malaysia where it inhabits acidic swamps. This species can also be found in the aquarium trade. It was first discovered by Ernst Ahl in 1929.
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 are already extinct. A survey carried out in 1992 only found three of the endemic Barbodes species, and only two were found in 2008. Several members of this genus were formerly included in Puntius.
Barbodes amarus, known as the pait locally, was a species of cyprinid fish endemic to Lake Lanao in Mindanao, the Philippines. This species reached a length of 10.8 centimetres (4.3 in). It was first identified from specimens collected from Lake Lanao in 1910 and 1922, and specimens were still present as recently as a 1982 survey of the lake. More recent surveys have failed to find species, and it is now considered extinct.
Barbodes manguaoensis is a species of cyprinid fish endemic to Lake Manguao in Palawan, the Philippines. This species can reach a length of 14 centimetres (5.5 in) TL.
Barbodes bunau is a species of cyprinid fish native to Indonesia.
Barbodes disa is an extinct species of cyprinid fish formerly endemic to Lake Lanao in Mindanao, the Philippines. This species reached a length of 9.2 centimetres (3.6 in) TL.
Barbodes dorsimaculatus, the blackline barb, is a species of cyprinid fish endemic to Sumatra. This species can reach a length of 3.1 centimetres (1.2 in) TL. It can also be found in the aquarium trade.
Barbodes katolo is an extinct species of cyprinid fish endemic to Lake Lanao in Mindanao, the Philippines. Males of this species reached a length of 11 centimetres (4.3 in) SL while females only reached 9.5 centimetres (3.7 in).
Barbodes microps is a species of cyprinid fish endemic to Indonesia. This species can reach a length of 12.5 centimetres (4.9 in) TL.
Barbodes pachycheilus is an extinct species of cyprinid fish endemic to Lake Lanao in Mindanao, the Philippines. This species reached a length of 14.5 centimetres (5.7 in) TL.
Puntius paucimaculatus is a species of ray-finned fish in the genus Puntius. It is found in freshwater habitats in China, but its validity is questionable and it may be a synonym of Barbodes semifasciolatus. As a food fish it is rated 5/5 stars by the National Food Convention of China.
Barbodes rhombeus is a species of cyprinid fish native to the Southeast Asian countries of Cambodia, Laos and Thailand where it inhabits clear hill streams. This species can reach a length of 6.5 centimetres (2.6 in) SL.
Barbodes tras is an extinct species of cyprinid fish endemic to Lake Lanao in Mindanao, Philippines. This species could reach a length of 12.6 centimetres (5.0 in) SL.
Barbodes bovanicus, the Bowany barb, is a species of cyprinid fish native to the Cauvery River system in India where it is an inhabitant of reservoirs. This species can reach a length of 36 centimetres (14 in) TL.
Hypselobarbus carnaticus, also known as the Carnatic carp, is a species of cyprinid fish from the Western Ghats in India where it inhabits riffles and larger pools in rapidly flowing rivers and streams. It prefers to shelter underneath boulders and overhangs. This species can reach a length of 60 centimetres (24 in) TL and has attained a maximum reported weight of 12 kilograms (26 lb). It is a commercially important fish and is also farmed.
Barbodes colemani is a species of cyprinid fish. It is endemic to Thailand and restricted to the upper Chao Phraya River basin. It is an uncommon species that inhabits streams and river tributaries, occasionally the mainstreams. Its placement in the genus Barbodes is not universally accepted and the Catalog of Fishes places this species in the genus Discherodontus.
Barbodes polylepis is a species of cyprinid fish endemic to China.
Barbodes wynaadensis is a species of cyprinid fish. It is endemic to the Wyanad Plateau and its surroundings in the southern Western Ghats, India. It occurs in fast-flowing rivers and streams with rock substrates. This species can reach a length of 25 centimetres (9.8 in) TL. It is of minor importance to local commercial fisheries.
