Barilius is a large genus of cyprinid freshwater fishes native to Asia. Four species in this genus have been described since 2012, although three have since been reallocated to Opsarius, which was formerly a group within this genus before elevation to full genus.
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Cypriniformes |
| Family: | Cyprinidae |
| Subfamily: | Danioninae |
| Genus: | Barilius F. Hamilton, 1822 |
| Type species | |
| Cyprinus barila F. Hamilton, 1822
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Bendilisis Bleeker, 1860 | |
Species
editThere are currently 12 recognized species in this genus:[1]
- Barilius barila (F. Hamilton, 1822)
- Barilius borneensis T. R. Roberts, 1989
- Barilius caudiocellatus X. L. Chu, 1984
- Barilius evezardi F. Day, 1872
- Barilius huahinensis Fowler, 1934 (possibly junior synonym of Opsarius koratensis)
- Barilius mesopotamicus L. S. Berg, 1932
- Barilius modestus F. Day, 1872
- Barilius naseeri Mirza, Rafiq & F. A. Awan, 1986
- Barilius pakistanicus Mirza & Sadiq, 1978
- Barilius ponticulus (H. M. Smith, 1945)
- Barilius torsai Kumari, Munivenkatappa, Sinha, Borah & Das, 2019
- Barilius vagra (F. Hamilton, 1822)
References
edit- ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Species in genus Barilius". FishBase. October 2024 version.
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