Puntius snyderi
| Snyder's barb | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Cypriniformes |
| Family: | Cyprinidae |
| Genus: | Puntius |
| Species: | P. snyderi |
| Binomial name | |
| Puntius snyderi Ōshima, 1919 | |
| Synonyms[1] | |
| Barbodes snyderi (Ōshima, 1919) | |
Puntius snyderi (common name: Snyder's barb[2]) is a species of cyprinid fish endemic to Taiwan.[1][2][3] The specific name snyderi honors American ichthyologist John Otterbein Snyder.[4]
Puntius snyderi grows to 9 cm (3.5 in) length. It is used as an aquarium fish.[2]
References
- ^ a b Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Puntius snyderi". FishBase. February 2024 version.
- ^ a b c K. T. Shao. "Puntius snyderi". The Fish Database of Taiwan. WWW Web electronic publication. Biodiversity Research Center, Academia Sinica, Taiwan. Retrieved 8 July 2024.
- ^ Eschmeyer, William N.; Fricke, Ron & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Puntius snyderi". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 8 July 2024.
- ^ Christopher Scharpf (19 April 2023). "Family CYPRINIDAE: Subfamily SMILIOGASTRINAE Bleeker 1863 (Small Barbs)". The ETYFish Project. Retrieved 8 July 2024.