Barbodes zakariaismaili

Barbodes zakariaismaili, or Zakaria's barb, is a newly described species of cyprinid fish as of 2021.[1] The species is native to Malaysia, where it is found in foothills and lowland streams with clear water in the southern Malay Peninsula. The species has very little to no significant commercial value.

Barbodes zakariaismaili
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Cypriniformes
Family: Cyprinidae
Genus: Barbodes
Species:
B. zakariaismaili
Binomial name
Barbodes zakariaismaili
M.Kottelat and Lim, Kelvin (2021)

Previously thought to be a variant of Barbodes banksi, it and Barbodes sellifer were removed from B. banksi due to its unique color pattern in adulthood and morphological differences.[2]

Etymology

This species is named in honour of Mohd. Zakaria-Ismail, an expert in Malaysia's fish fauna.[2][3]

Description

Similar to Barbodes binotatus, the overall body coloration is dark yellowish brown, while the back of the fish is darker, and its underside is pale with a yellowish hue.

The feature that distinguishes the species is the triangular black mark below the dorsal fin that stretches to the lateral line, this trait is similar to B. sellifer, but the mark is less broad and less rectangular then B. sellifer, the adults of B. zakariaismaili also sport an additional faint blackish lateral mark running along the lateral line from the gill opening to below the dorsal-fin, a black spot at the base of the caudal fin, an extended and pointed snout, and smaller eyes then B. sellifer.[2]

Distribution

The species has a very small distribution, possibly only present in state of Pahang, Peninsular Malaysia[2] as no other confirm catch records outside of its range have been made as of yet.

Habitat

It prefers slow-moving clearwater forest streams or pools.[2]

References
  1. Fricke, R.; Eschmeyer, W. N; Van der Laan, R., eds. (2022). "Eschmeyer's Catalog of Fishes: Genera, Species, References". Retrieved 30 January 2023.
  2. Kottelat, Maurice; Lim, Kelvin K. P. (2021). "Two new species of Barbodes from the Malay Peninsula and comments on 'cryptic species' in the B. binotatus group (Teleostei: Cyprinidae)" (PDF). Raffles Bulletin of Zoology. 69: 522540. doi:10.26107/RBZ-2021-0069. ISSN 0217-2445.
  3. "Malaysia Endemic Freshwater Fish Species". Living National Treasures. Retrieved 30 January 2023.
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