Aquarium Fish

Listing ID #282382

The denison's barb was originally described as labeo denisonii by f. Day in 1865. It is also referred to as barbus denisonii, crossocheilus denisonii, and barbus denisoni. Common names are red line torpedo barb, denison's barb, roseline shark, red line barb, and red comet barb.
The fish is characterized by a torpedo-shaped body with silver scales, a red line running from their snout, through the eye, back towards the middle of the body; and below the red line, a black line that runs the length of the fish to the tail. As they mature, a distinctive green/blue marking on top of the head develops. The fish attains a maximum length of 15 cm (6 in). They are active schooling fishes.over the years many efforts have been made to breed this rapidly depleting species in captivity with limited success.