Bengala barb
Species of fish
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The Bengala barb (Bengala elanga) is a freshwater ray-finned fish belonging to the family Danionidae.[2] This species is the only species in the genus Bengala. It is found in lakes and rivers in eastern India, Bangladesh and western Myanmar. It reaches a maximum length of 21 centimetres (8.3 in).[4] It is a valued food fish and is a species of commercial importance and the population is believed to be declining due to overfishing and habitat destruction.[1]
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Cypriniformes |
| Family: | Danionidae |
| Subfamily: | Chedrinae |
| Genus: | Bengala Gray, 1868[2] |
| Species: | B. elanga |
| Binomial name | |
| Bengala elanga (F. Hamilton, 1822)[3] | |
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