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{{Short description|Species of fish}}
{{Speciesbox
| image = Barbus sophore Day 143.jpg
| status = LC
| status_system = IUCN3.1
| status_ref = <ref name="iucn status 12 November 2021">{{cite iucn |author=Dahanukar, N. |date=2010 |title=''Puntius sophore'' |volume=2010 |page=e.T166623A6249514 |doi=10.2305/IUCN.UK.2010-4.RLTS.T166623A6249514.en |access-date=12 November 2021}}</ref>
| taxon = Puntius sophore
| display_parents = 3
| authority = ([[Francis Buchanan-Hamilton|F. Hamilton]], 1822)
| synonyms =
* ''Systomus sophore'' (F. Hamilton, 1822)
* ''Cyprinus sophore'' (F. Hamilton, 1822)
* ''Barbus sophore'' (F. Hamilton, 1822)
}}
The '''pool barb''', '''spotfin swamp barb''', or '''stigma barb''' ('''''Puntius sophore''''') is a [[tropical]] [[freshwater]] and [[brackish]] [[fish]] belonging to the [[Puntius]] genus in the family [[Cyprinidae]]. It is native to inland waters in Asia and is found in [[India]], [[Nepal]], [[Bangladesh]], [[Myanmar]], [[Bhutan]], [[Afghanistan]], [[Pakistan]] and Yunnan, [[China]].

==Description==
It reaches an adult size of 18 cm. (7 in) and a weight of {{convert|70|g|oz|abbr=off}}. The first maturity of female occurs at 4.7 cm. At the population level, size at 50% maturity (LM50) is 8.6-9.0 cm.<ref name="Sarkar et al 2019">{{cite journal |doi=10.1016/j.ecolind.2019.03.037 |title=Minnows may be more reproductively resilient to climatic variability than anticipated: Synthesis from a reproductive vulnerability assessment of Gangetic pool barbs (Puntius sophore) |journal=Ecological Indicators |year=2019 |last1=Sarkar |first1=Uttam Kumar |last2=Roy |first2=Koushik |last3=Naskar |first3=Malay |last4=Srivastava |first4=Pankaj Kumar |last5=Bose |first5=Arun Kumar |last6=Verma |first6=Vinod Kumar |last7=Gupta |first7=Sandipan |last8=Nandy |first8=Saurav Kumar |last9=Sarkar |first9=Soma Das |last10=Karnatak |first10=Gunjan |last11=Sudheesan |first11=Deepa |last12=Das |first12=Basanta Kumar |volume=105 |pages=727–736 |bibcode=2019EcInd.105..727S }}</ref>

==Habitat==
Its native habitat is rivers, streams, and ponds in plains and submontane regions. It is a plentiful shoaling fish.

==Breeding==
Pool barbs naturally breed within a temperature range 20–30 °C and >50 mm rainfall. The threshold gonadosomatic index (GSI) for breeding is 10.5 units in females. Females also need to attain a body fitness (Fulton's condition factor) of at least 1.6-1.7 units for successful spawning decision.<ref name="Sarkar et al 2019"/>

==Synonyms==
This fish was originally named ''Cyprinus sophore'' by [[Francis Buchanan-Hamilton]] in 1822, and is also referred to as ''Systomus sophore'', and ''Barbus sophore''.

==See also==
* [[List of freshwater aquarium fish species]]

==References==
{{reflist}}
*{{FishBase | genus = Puntius | species = sophore | year = 2006 | month = February}}
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[[Category:Puntius]]
[[Category:Barbs (fish)]]
[[Category:Fish of Bangladesh]]
[[Category:Fish of Pakistan]]
[[Category:Taxa named by Francis Buchanan-Hamilton]]
[[Category:Fish described in 1822]]

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