Barilius

Barilius adalah ikan yang mneyerupai ikan trout. Barilius hidup di gunung dengan aliran air yang deras. Barilius mampu melawan arus dan bersembunyi di antara bebatuan yang ada di pinggir sungai. Barilius memiliki bentuk tubuh yang memanjang dan berbentuk silinder. Kepalanya mengerucut tajam dan perutnya berbentuk bulat.^[1]

Referensi

^ Ragam, PM dan K. Rema Devi (2005), hlm. 1847."The bariline cyprinid fishes have a trout-like appearance and inhabit medium fast torrential mountain stream, earning them the name hill-trouts. They are affected by the swiftness of current but are capable of progressing against it. One the rush of waterthey seek shelter under rocks and stone at the bottom or hide under crevices along the edges of the stream. The body is moderately elongated and compressed sub-cylindrically. Head is sharply pointed and abdomen is rounded. Snout is compressed, pointed, may bewith pearls organ and tubercles."

Daftar Pustaka

Ragam, PM, dan K. Rema Devi (April 2005). "An Overview of The Hill Trout (Barilius Spp.) of The Indian Region". Zoos. 20 (4): 1847–1849.

[FOOTNOTERagam,_PM_dan_K._Rema_Devi(2005)1847.-1] Ragam, PM dan K. Rema Devi (2005), hlm. 1847."The bariline cyprinid fishes have a trout-like appearance and inhabit medium fast torrential mountain stream, earning them the name hill-trouts. They are affected by the swiftness of current but are capable of progressing against it. One the rush of waterthey seek shelter under rocks and stone at the bottom or hide under crevices along the edges of the stream. The body is moderately elongated and compressed sub-cylindrically. Head is sharply pointed and abdomen is rounded. Snout is compressed, pointed, may bewith pearls organ and tubercles."

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