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Puntius brevis

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Puntius brevis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Division: Teleostei
Order: Cypriniformes
Family: Cyprinidae
Subfamily: Smiliogastrinae
Genus: Puntius
Species:
P. brevis
Binomial name
Puntius brevis
(Bleeker, 1849)[2]
Synonyms[3]
  • Capoeta brevis Bleeker, 1849
  • Capoeta javanica Bleeker, 1855
  • Systomus (Capoeta) leiacanthus Bleeker, 1860
  • Barbus liacanthus Günther, 1868
  • Parabarbus habilis Franz, 1910
  • Barbus spilopterus Fowler, 1934
  • Puntius spilopterus (Fowler, 1934)
  • Puntius leicanthus malayensis Menon, 1955
  • Puntius ocellatus Mai, 1978

Puntius brevis, sometimes known as the swamp barb, is a species of ray-finned fish in the genus Puntius. It is found in the Mekong and Chao Phraya basins. Puntius spilopterus is sometimes considered conspecific.

This fish is one of the identified hosts of Opisthorchis viverrini, the Southeast Asian liver fluke.[4][5]

References

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  1. Lumbantobing, D.; Allen, D.J. (2020). "Puntius brevis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2020 e.T180959A91069930. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-3.RLTS.T180959A91069930.en. Retrieved 10 April 2026.
  2. Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Puntius brevis". FishBase.
  3. Fricke, Ron; Eschmeyer, William N. & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Species related to Puntius brevis". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences.
  4. Wykoff, D. E.; Harinasuta, C.; Juttijudata, P.; Winn, M. M. (1965). "Opisthorchis Viverrini in Thailand--The Life Cycle and Comparison with O. Felineus". The Journal of Parasitology. 51 (2): 207–214. doi:10.2307/3276083. JSTOR 3276083. PMID 14275209.
  5. Rim, H. J.; Sohn, W. M.; Yong, T. S.; Eom, K. S.; Chai, J. Y.; Min, D. Y.; Lee, S. H.; Hoang, E. H.; Phommasack, B.; Insisengmay, S. (2008). "Fishborne Trematode Metacercariae Detected in Freshwater Fish from Vientiane Municipality and Savannakhet Province, Lao PDR". The Korean Journal of Parasitology. 46 (4): 253–260. doi:10.3347/kjp.2008.46.4.253. PMC 2612611. PMID 19127332..