Carps and allies

Order Cypriniformes

This order contains carps, barbs, rasboras, loaches, etc.

Rasboras, Barbs, Carps and allies (Family Cyprinidae)
Banka Rasbora Rasbora bankanensis
Red-tailed Rasbora Rasbora borapetensis - Introduced
Einthoven's Rasbora Rasbora einthovenii
Two-spot Rasbora Rasbora elegans
Harlequin Rasbora Trigonostigma heteromorpha
Pygmy Rasbora Boraras maculatus
Flying Barb Esomus metallicus - Introduced
Striped-tailed Sebarau Hampala macrolepidota - Introduced
Saddle Barb Barbodes banksi
Common Barb or Two-spot Barb Barbodes binotatus
Spanner Barb Barbodes lateristriga
Green Barb Barbodes semifasciolatus - Introduced
Six-banded Tiger Barb Desmopuntius johorensis
Five-banded Tiger Barb Puntigrus partipentazona - Introduced
Four-banded Tiger Barb Puntigrus tetrazona
Tinfoil Barb Barbonymus schwanenfeldii - Reintroduced
Thai Silver Barb Barbonymus gonionotus
Hard-lipped Barb Osteochilus vittatus - Introduced
Striped Chinese Minnow Metzia lineata
Sultan Fish Leptobarbus hoevenii
Chemperas Cyclocheilichthys apogon
Goldfish Carassius auratus
Grass Carp Ctenopharyngodon idella
Common Carp Cyprinus carpio
Bighead Carp Hypophthalmichthys nobilis
Amblypharyngodon chulabhornae - Introduced

River Loaches (Family Balitoridae)
Grey-banded Loach Nemacheilus selangoricus

Loaches (Family Cobitidae)
Banded Coolie Loach Pangio semicincta
Spotted Coolie Loach Pangio muraeniformis

Two-spot Rasbora at Peirce area ©Ben Lee

Saddle Barb at Venus Drive ©Tan KH

Spanner Barb at Central Catchment ©Tan KH

Five-banded Tiger Barb in aquarium ©Tan KH

Albino Four-banded Tiger Barb caught by fisherman at Punggol Park ©Tan KH

Tinfoil Barb at MacRitchie Reservoir ©Tan KH

Goldfish in aquarium ©Tan KH