Barbodes sellifer, the saddled barb, is a species of cyprinid fish described in 2021. This species has not been reported sold in the aquarium trade, but where the species is present reports of them being kept by aquarists are abundant.
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Is it venomous or poisonous?
We have no record of Saddle Barb being toxic, poisonous or venomous. That is not proof that it is safe. Never eat, touch or handle a wild plant, mushroom or animal on the strength of an identification; ask someone qualified.
Easily confused with
- Barbodes rhombeus
- Barbodes binotatus
- Poropuntius deauratus
- Dawkinsia filamentosa
- Hampala macrolepidota
- Striuntius lateristriga
Classification
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Actinopterygii
- Order
- Cypriniformes
- Family
- Cyprinidae
- Genus
- Barbodes
- Species
- Barbodes sellifer
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