Silver barb (Barbonymus gonionotus) is a freshwater species recorded in Singapore, Malaysia. It is found at depths of ≥ 15 m.
Scientific name: Barbonymus gonionotus · Water: Freshwater
Size: up to 43 cm
The silver barb is a cyprinid and a common river carp of Southeast Asia, native to the Mekong and Chao Phraya basins as well as the Malay Peninsula, Sumatra and Java. It lives near the bottom and in mid-lower water from about 15 m down, migrating within river systems, at roughly 22 to 28 degrees Celsius. It is a food fish and an aquaculture species locally and is also in demand in the aquarium trade, and it is a game fish as well. It reaches about 43 cm total length. Trophic level is 2.4, fishing vulnerability moderate at 38 of 100, and resilience medium. IUCN lists it as least concern.
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