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Saddle barb

Barbodes sellifer Kottelat & Lim, 2021

Status not recordedbony fish

The saddle barb (Barbodes sellifer) is a species in the family Cyprinidae, order Cypriniformes.

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Quick facts about the saddle 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 saddle barb live?

Not recorded

Is the saddle 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 saddle barb classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classTeleostei
  4. orderCypriniformes
  5. familyCyprinidae
  6. genusBarbodes
  7. SpeciesBarbodes sellifer Kottelat & Lim, 2021
Other names and names in other languages (1)
  • Barbo-manchadoPortuguese

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the saddle barb

Other species in the same genus Barbodes.

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Common questions

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What kind of animal is the saddle barb?

The saddle barb (Barbodes sellifer) 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). Saddle barb (Barbodes sellifer). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/saddle-barb

MLA

“Saddle barb (Barbodes sellifer).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/saddle-barb.

BibTeX
@misc{saddle_barb_2026,
  title = {Saddle barb (Barbodes sellifer)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/saddle-barb},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-14}
}