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Indian Drapefin Barb
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Indian Drapefin Barb

Oreichthys crenuchoides

Oreichthys crenuchoides is a small (~2.5" TL) cyprinid found in Assam, India. It is imported for the aquarium trade under the name neon highfin barb or high-fin variable barb. It is an atypical Oreichthys in that the face is more rounded than in O. cosuatis and other Oreichthys species.

They are strictly freshwater, and are found in ditches, ponds and streams.

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