The Java barb (Barbonymus gonionotus; Thai: ตะเพียน Ta-phian; Lao: Pa keng; Khmer: ត្រីឆ្ពិន Trey Chpin; Indonesian: Tawes; Vietnamese: Mè Vinh), more commonly known as silver barb in aquaculture, or Java carp, is a species of ray-finned fish in the genus Barbonymus.
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Is it venomous or poisonous?
We have no record of Java 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
- Disymphia molitorella
- Labeo rohita
- Megaleporinus obtusidens
- Hampala macrolepidota
- Poropuntius deauratus
- Systomus rubripinnis
Classification
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Actinopterygii
- Order
- Cypriniformes
- Family
- Cyprinidae
- Genus
- Barbonymus
- Species
- Barbonymus gonionotus
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