Sawbwa barb

Sawbwa barb
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Cypriniformes
Family: Cyprinidae
Genus: Sawbwa
Species: S. resplendens
Binomial name
Sawbwa resplendens
(Annandale, 1918)

The sawbwa barb (Sawbwa resplendens) is a species of cyprinid fish, of the monotypic genus Sawbwa. The species is endemic to Inle Lake in Myanmar. It grows to a maximum total length of about 3.5 centimetres (1.4 in). Mature males are iridescent silvery-blue with red snout and red lobes to the caudal fin; females and immature males are grayish with a black pigmentation spot by the anus. The Sawbwa barb completely lacks scales.[1]

References

  1. Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2011). "Sawbwa resplendens" in FishBase. August 2011 version.
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