Barbodes
Encyclopedia
Barbodes is a genus of cyprinid
fish
, consisting of 11 species. The name is derived from the Latin
word barbus, meaning "barbel", and the Greek
word oides, meaning "similar to".
Cyprinid
The family Cyprinidae, from the Ancient Greek kyprînos , consists of the carps, the true minnows, and their relatives . Commonly called the carp family or the minnow family, its members are also known as cyprinids...
fish
Fish
Fish are a paraphyletic group of organisms that consist of all gill-bearing aquatic vertebrate animals that lack limbs with digits. Included in this definition are the living hagfish, lampreys, and cartilaginous and bony fish, as well as various extinct related groups...
, consisting of 11 species. The name is derived from the Latin
Latin
Latin is an Italic language originally spoken in Latium and Ancient Rome. It, along with most European languages, is a descendant of the ancient Proto-Indo-European language. Although it is considered a dead language, a number of scholars and members of the Christian clergy speak it fluently, and...
word barbus, meaning "barbel", and the Greek
Greek language
Greek is an independent branch of the Indo-European family of languages. Native to the southern Balkans, it has the longest documented history of any Indo-European language, spanning 34 centuries of written records. Its writing system has been the Greek alphabet for the majority of its history;...
word oides, meaning "similar to".
Species
- Barbodes belinkaBarbodes belinkaBarbodes belinka is a species of ray-finned fish in the genus Barbodes....
(BleekerPieter BleekerPieter Bleeker was a Dutch medical doctor and ichthyologist, famous for his work on the fishes of East Asia – Atlas Ichthyologique des Orientales Neerlandaises – which was published 1862–1877....
, 1860) - Barbodes bovanicusBarbodes bovanicusBarbodes bovanicus is a species of ray-finned fish in the genus Puntius. It is found in Cauvery River, India....
(F. DayFrancis DayFrancis Day CIE was Inspector-General of Fisheries in India and Burma and an ichthyologist.He was born on 2 March 1829 Maresfield, Sussex, UK third son of William and Ann Day. He became the medical officer in the Madras Presidency, East India Company services in 1852.Francis Day was created a...
, 1877) (Bowany Barb) - Barbodes carnaticus (JerdonThomas C. JerdonThomas Caverhill Jerdon was a British physician, zoologist and botanist. He is best remembered for his pioneering works on the ornithology of India...
, 1849) (Carnatic Carp) - Barbodes colemaniBarbodes colemaniBarbodes colemani is a species of ray-finned fish in the genus Barbodes....
(FowlerHenry Weed FowlerHenry Weed Fowler was an American zoologist born in Holmesburg, Pennsylvania.He studied at Stanford University under David Starr Jordan...
, 1937) - Barbodes elongatusBarbodes elongatusBarbodes elongatus is a species of ray-finned fish in the genus Barbodes....
(Ōshima, 1920) - Barbodes mahakkamensisBarbodes mahakkamensisBarbodes mahakkamensis is a species of ray-finned fish in the genus Barbodes....
(C. G. E. AhlErnst AhlChristoph Gustav Ernst Ahl was a German zoologist.He was the director of the department of ichthyology and herpetology in the Museum für Naturkunde....
, 1922) - Barbodes platysomaBarbodes platysomaBarbodes platysoma is a species of ray-finned fish in the genus Barbodes....
(BleekerPieter BleekerPieter Bleeker was a Dutch medical doctor and ichthyologist, famous for his work on the fishes of East Asia – Atlas Ichthyologique des Orientales Neerlandaises – which was published 1862–1877....
, 1855) - Barbodes polylepisBarbodes polylepisBarbodes polylepis is a species of ray-finned fish in the genus Barbodes....
J. X. Chen & D. J. Li, 1988 - Barbodes strigatusBarbodes strigatusBarbodes strigatus is a species of ray-finned fish in the genus Barbodes.- Size :As of May 2010, the largest known Barbodes Strigatus is over 300 feet in length. They average a size of 100-200 feet, with their duel fangs at about 25 feet each...
(BoulengerGeorge Albert BoulengerGeorge Albert Boulenger FRS was a Belgian-British zoologist who identified over 2000 new animal species, chiefly fish, reptiles and amphibians.-Life:...
, 1894) - Barbodes sunieriBarbodes sunieriBarbodes sunieri is a species of ray-finned fish in the genus Barbodes....
(Weber & de Beaufort, 1916) - Barbodes wynaadensisBarbodes wynaadensisBarbodes wynaadensis is a species of ray-finned fish in the genus Barbodes....
(F. DayFrancis DayFrancis Day CIE was Inspector-General of Fisheries in India and Burma and an ichthyologist.He was born on 2 March 1829 Maresfield, Sussex, UK third son of William and Ann Day. He became the medical officer in the Madras Presidency, East India Company services in 1852.Francis Day was created a...
, 1873)