Systomus sarana (Hamilton, 1822)

Banyal, Harinder Singh, Kumar, Sanjeev & Raina, R. H., 2019, Exploration of Fish Diversity in the West Banas River, Banaskantha, Gujarat, Records of the Zoological Survey of India 119 (3) : -

4. Systomus sarana (Hamilton, 1822)

1822. Cyprinus sarana, Hamilton-Buchanan, Fishes of Ganges: 307, 388 (type-locality: ponds and rivers of Bengal).

2013. Systomus sarana, Kottelat, M. The fishes of the inland waters of southeast Asia: a catalogue and core bibiography of the fishes known to occur in freshwaters, mangroves and estuaries. Raffles Bulletin of Zoology Supplement No. 27: 1-663.

Common name: Olive barb

Material examined: 1 ex., West Banas River near Dantiwada, Banaskantha , Gujarat, 11.xii.2017, coll. H. S. Banyal, Reg. No. V/ 3632 .

Diagnostic characters: D iii 8; A iii 5; P i 15; V i 8. Mouth judicious; barbels two pairs, rostral one as long as orbit, maxillary pair much longer. Dorsal fin inserted a little nearer to tip of snout than to base of caudal fin; lateral line complete, with 32 scales; a gloomy blotch on lateral line before base of caudal fin.

Geographical distribution: Extensively distributed in India.

Remarks: This barb forms minor fishery in various water bodies of India.