Arulius barb

Arulius barb
Scientific classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Cypriniformes
Family: Cyprinidae
Subfamily: Smiliogastrinae
Genus: Dawkinsia
Species:
D. arulius
Binomial name
Dawkinsia arulius
(Jerdon, 1849)
Synonyms
  • Systomus arulius Jerdon, 1849
  • Barbus arulius (Jerdon, 1849)
  • Puntius rubrotinctus (Jerdon, 1849)
  • Systomus rubrotinctus (Jerdon, 1849)

The Arulius barb (Dawkinsia arulius) is a tropical cyprinid fish native to the Kaveri River basin of south east India. Other common names include Tamiraparani barb, Silas barb and longfin barb.