Sucker barb
StatusLC
Status systemIUCN3.1
TaxonBarbichthys laevis
Parent authorityBleeker, 1860
Display parents3
Authority(Valenciennes, 1842)
Synonyms
  • Barbus laevis Valenciennes, 1842
  • Barbus brachynemus Bleeker, 1849
  • Barbus gobioides Bleeker, 1852
  • Barbichthys nitidus Sauvage, 1878

The sucker barb (Barbichthys laevis) is a species of freshwater ray-finned fish belonging to the family Cyprinidae, the carps, barbs, minnows and related fishes.[1] It is the only species in the monospecific genus Barbichthys.[2] This species is found in southeast Asia where it occurs in Laos, Cambodia, Thailand, Malaysia, Brunei and Indonesia, in Java, Sumatra and Kalimantan.[3]

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  3. ^ Lumbantobing, D.; Huckstorf, V.; Freyhof, J. (2020). "Barbichthys laevis". doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-2.RLTS.T181277A1716358.en. Retrieved 19 December 2024.