Puntius brevis

For another species commonly known as swamp barb, see Puntius chola.

Puntius brevis, sometimes known as the swamp barb, is a species of ray-finned fish in the genus Puntius. It is found in the Mekong and Chao Phraya basins. Puntius spilopterus is sometimes considered conspecific.

Puntius brevis
Conservation status
Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Cypriniformes
Family:	Cyprinidae
Subfamily:	Smiliogastrinae
Genus:	Puntius
Species:	P. brevis
Binomial name
Puntius brevis (Bleeker, 1850)[2]
Synonyms
Barbus liacanthus Günther 1886 Systomus leiacanthus Bleeker 1849[3]

This fish is one of the identified hosts of Opisthorchis viverrini, the Southeast Asian liver fluke.^[4][5]