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Tinfoil Barb

Barbonymus schwanefeldii

Also known as: Albino Tinfoil Barb, Blacktail Tinfoil Barb, Goldfoil Barb, Redtail Tinfoil Barb, River Barb, Schwanenfeld's Barb, Silver Tin Foil Barb, Tinfoil

LCLeast ConcernIUCN Red List, 2020
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@sjacko12 · home aquirium, United Kingdom · March 20151 / 9
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Overview

Found in schools, in canals, ditches, flooded fields, medium to large rivers and in streams.
Widespread Asia

Very common in the aquarium trade.
Cyprinids are stomachless fish with toothless jaws.

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How to identify

COLOURS
Fins & Tail
red fins
Behaviour
schooling

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Habitat & where to find it

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Found in schools, in canals, ditches, flooded fields, medium to large rivers and in streams.

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    Taxonomy

    1. kingdomAnimalia
    2. phylumChordata
    3. classTeleostei
    4. orderCypriniformes
    5. familyCyprinidae
    6. genusBarbonymus
    7. speciesBarbonymus schwanefeldii (Bleeker, 1854)

    SourcesWoRMSFishBase

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