Probarbinae
| Probarbinae | |
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| Jullien's golden carp (Probarbus jullieni) | |
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| Giant barb (Catlocarpio siamensis) | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Cypriniformes |
| Family: | Cyprinidae |
| Subfamily: | Probarbinae Yang et al, 2015[1] |
Probarbinae is a subfamily of freshwater ray-finned fishes belonging to the family Cyprinidae, which includes the carps, barbs and related fishes. The fishes in this subfamily are found in tropical Asia. Fish of the two genera reach large sizes, with all species recorded to exceed 1 metre (3 ft 3 in) in length,[2][3][4] with Catlocarpio often being reputed to be the largest cyprinid known to exist, reaching 3 metres (9.8 ft) and 300 kilograms (660 lb) in size.[5]
Genera
[edit]Probarbinae contains the following genera:[6]
- Catlocarpio Boulenger, 1898
- Probarbus Sauvage, 1880
References
[edit]- ^ Lei Yang; et al. (2015). "Phylogeny and polyploidy: Resolving the classification of cyprinine fishes (Teleostei: Cypriniformes)". Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution. 85: 97–116. doi:10.1016/j.ympev.2015.01.014.
- ^ "Probarbus jullieni Sauvage, 1880 – Isok barb". www.fishbase.org. FishBase. Retrieved 21 September 2025.
- ^ "Probarbus labemajor Roberts, 1992 – Thicklip barb". www.fishbase.org. FishBase. Retrieved 21 September 2025.
- ^ "Probarbus labeaminor Roberts, 1992 – Thinlip barb". www.fishbase.org. FishBase. Retrieved 21 September 2025.
- ^ "Catlocarpio siamensis Boulenger, 1898 – Giant barb". www.fishbase.org. FishBase. Retrieved 21 September 2025.
- ^ Fricke, Ron; Eschmeyer, William N. & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Genera in the family Probarbinae". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 31 December 2024.
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