Puntius snyderi (common name: Snyder's barb[2]) is a species of cyprinid fish endemic to Taiwan.[1][2][3] The specific name snyderi honors American ichthyologist John Otterbein Snyder.[4]

Snyder's barb
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Cypriniformes
Family: Cyprinidae
Genus: Puntius
Species:
P. snyderi
Binomial name
Puntius snyderi
Ōshima, 1919
Synonyms[1]

Barbodes snyderi (Ōshima, 1919)

Puntius snyderi grows to 9 cm (3.5 in) length. It is used as an aquarium fish.[2]

References

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  1. ^ a b Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Puntius snyderi". FishBase. February 2024 version.
  2. ^ a b c K. T. Shao. "Puntius snyderi". The Fish Database of Taiwan. WWW Web electronic publication. Biodiversity Research Center, Academia Sinica, Taiwan. Retrieved 8 July 2024.
  3. ^ Eschmeyer, William N.; Fricke, Ron & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Puntius snyderi". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 8 July 2024.
  4. ^ Christopher Scharpf (19 April 2023). "Family CYPRINIDAE: Subfamily SMILIOGASTRINAE Bleeker 1863 (Small Barbs)". The ETYFish Project. Retrieved 8 July 2024.