Chinese Barb
Barbodes semifasciolatus
- Class
- Ray-finned fish
- Rarity
- Common
- Observations
- 642
- Most observed in
- 🇹🇼 Taiwan
- Conservation
- Least Concern
Description
This species may be confused with: golden barb (P. gelius). Barbodes semifasciolatus, the Chinese barb, is a species of cyprinid fish native to the Red River basin in southeast Asia where they occur in fresh waters at depths of 5 metres (16 ft) or less. The captive variant popularly known as the gold barb or Goldfinned barb or Schuberti barb is an extremely popular aquarium fish.
Summary adapted from the Wikipedia article “Gold barb”.