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False spanner barb

Barbodes kuchingensis (Herre, 1940)

Status not recordedbony fish

The false spanner barb (Barbodes kuchingensis) is a species in the family Cyprinidae, order Cypriniformes.

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Quick facts about the false spanner barb

Weight
Not recorded
Length
Not recorded
Lifespan
Not recorded
Main food
Not recorded
Habitat
Not recorded
Young per litter or clutch
Not recorded
Conservation status
Not recorded
Countries on record
Not recorded

Where does the false spanner barb live?

Not recorded

Is the false spanner barb endangered?

No conservation assessment is recorded for this species in our sources. That is not the same as being safe: it has not been matched to an assessment.

How is the false spanner barb classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classTeleostei
  4. orderCypriniformes
  5. familyCyprinidae
  6. genusBarbodes
  7. SpeciesBarbodes kuchingensis (Herre, 1940)

Synonyms Puntius kuchingensis

Other names and names in other languages (1)
  • Barbo-de-KuchingenPortuguese

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the false spanner barb

Other species in the same genus Barbodes.

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Common questions

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What kind of animal is the false spanner barb?

The false spanner barb (Barbodes kuchingensis) belongs to the family Cyprinidae in the order Cypriniformes.

Sources and how to cite this page

Data as of 2026-11-14. How this page is put together.

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). False spanner barb (Barbodes kuchingensis). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/false-spanner-barb

MLA

“False spanner barb (Barbodes kuchingensis).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/false-spanner-barb.

BibTeX
@misc{false_spanner_barb_2026,
  title = {False spanner barb (Barbodes kuchingensis)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/false-spanner-barb},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-14}
}