The lined barb (Striuntius lineatus) Kottelat, M. (2013): The Fishes of the Inland Waters of Southeast Asia: A Catalogue and Core Bibliography of the Fishes Known to Occur in Freshwaters, Mangroves and Estuaries. The Raffles Bulletin of Zoology, 2013, Supplement No. 27: 1–663. is a species of cyprinid fish native to Malaysia and Indonesia where it can be found in swamps, standing waters with submerged grasses and blackwater rivers. This species can reach a length of . It can also be found in the aquarium trade.
Etymology The genus name Striuntius is a combination of parts of the Latin "striatus", meaning "striated" and the genus name Puntius. The specific epithet lineatus is Latin for "lined" referring to the color pattern of this fish.
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