Barilius Explained

Barilius is a large genus of cyprinid freshwater fishes native to Asia. Four species in this genus have been described since 2012, although three have since been reallocated to Opsarius, which was formerly a group within this genus before elevation to full genus.

Species

There are currently 12 recognized species in this genus:

• Barilius barila (F. Hamilton, 1822)
• Barilius borneensis T. R. Roberts, 1989
• Barilius caudiocellatus X. L. Chu, 1984
• Barilius evezardi F. Day, 1872
• Barilius huahinensis Fowler, 1934 (possibly junior synonym of Opsarius koratensis)
• Barilius mesopotamicus L. S. Berg, 1932
• Barilius modestus F. Day, 1872
• Barilius naseeri Mirza, Rafiq & F. A. Awan, 1986
• Barilius pakistanicus Mirza & Sadiq, 1978
• Barilius ponticulus (H. M. Smith, 1945)
• Barilius torsai Kumari, Munivenkatappa, Sinha, Borah & Das, 2019
• Barilius vagra (F. Hamilton, 1822)