Greenstripe barb

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Greenstripe barb
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Cypriniformes
Family: Cyprinidae
Subfamily: Smiliogastrinae
Genus: Bhava
Hiranya Sudasinghe, Lukas Rüber & Madhava Meegaskumbura, 2023 [2]
Species:
B. vittata
Binomial name
Bhava vittata
(Day, 1865)
Synonyms [2]
  • Puntius vittatus Day, 1865
  • Barbus vittatus (Day, 1865)

The greenstripe barb, silver barb or striped barb (Bhava vittata) is a tropical freshwater and brackish ray-finned fish belonging to the family Cyprinidae, the family which includes the carps, barbs and related fishes. This species is found in South Asia. It is the only species in the monospecific genus Bhava. [3]

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Taxonomy

The greenstripe barb was first formally descripted as Puntius vittatus in 1865 by the British military surgeon and naturalist Francis Day with its type locality given as Cochin [3] In 2023 Hiranya Sudasinghe, Lukas Rüber and Madhava Meegaskumbura proposed the new monotypic genus, Bhava, for this species. [2] This taxon is classified within the subfamily Smiliogastrinae within the family Cyprinidae. [4] The wide distribution of this taxon may indicate that it is a species complex rather than a single species. [1]

Etymology

The greenstripe barb is the only member of the genus Bhava , a word on Pali or Sanskrit means "existence or being", an allusion the authors did not explain. The specific name, vittata, means "banded", an allusion to the stripe on the rear part of the dorsal fin in individuals over 2 cm (0.79 in) in length. [5]

Description

The greenstripe barb has black dots on the dorsal, caudal and anal fins. The dot on the dorsal fin is elongated into a band. They young are more stripey. The overall colour is silver with a yellowish-green iridesensce and a darke edge to the scales. [6] This species has a maximum published total length of 5 cm (2.0 in), although 3.5 cm (1.4 in) is more common. [7]

Distribution and habitat

The greenstripe barb is found in South Asia where it occurs from eastern Pakistan, most of India south of the Punjab east to Bihar and throughout Peninsular India, as well as in Sri Lanka. It can be found in a variety of habitats including isolated ponds, rivers, submerged vegetation, primary streams, coastal and slow flowing streams, pools, lakes, mangroves, marshes and paddy fields. [1]

Biology

The greenstripe barb moves slowly over the substrate, picking at algaa, zooplankton and detritus. They prefer open waters with mud substrate, sometimes being recorded from river mouths near the sea. [1] They are oviparous and the females scatter eggs among the submerged vegetation. [6]

Utilisation

The greenstripe barb is collected for the aquarium trade and also to be used as bait. [1]

See also

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References

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  2. 1 2 3 Eschmeyer, William N.; Fricke, Ron & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Genera in the family Smiliogastrinae". Catalog of Fishes . California Academy of Sciences . Retrieved 5 January 2025.
  3. 1 2 Eschmeyer, William N.; Fricke, Ron & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Species in the genus Bhava". Catalog of Fishes . California Academy of Sciences . Retrieved 5 January 2025.
  4. ↑ "Eschmeyer's Catalog of Fishes Classification". California Academy of Sciences . Retrieved 5 January 2025.
  5. ↑ Christopher Scharpf (27 December 2024). "amily CYPRINIDAE: Subfamily SMILIOGASTRINAE Bleeker 1863 (Small Barbs)". The ETYFish Project Fish Name Etymology Database. Christopher Scharpf. Retrieved 6 January 2025.
  6. 1 2 Chase Klinesteker (2005). "SILVER BARB, GREENSTRIPE BARB, Puntius vittatus" (PDF). Chase's Fishes. Chase Klinesteker. Retrieved 6 January 2025.
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