Science Name : Barbus schwanenfeldii
General Characteristics : Schwanenfeld’s Barb is a freshwater fish. Its shape is short and round, its body is flat on side. It has small head, short snout, small eyes, small mouth that is at the end. It has 2 pairs of barbels, which are small and short. Dorsal fin is high, wide and red in color. Its body is silver white and yellow-orange in color. Its back is grey-green in color. Its cheek is yellow-red in color. The length of body is 15 – 35 centimetres.
Habitat / Food : It is found in every part of Thailand so it has so many different names.It eats aquatic plants, aquatic insect embryos, animal remains and rotten plants.
Behavior / Mating : It likes to stay peacefully in group. Its character is active, hyperactive and restless as it swims all the time.

Thai Freshwater Fish