| Common name | Island barb |
| Language | English |
| Type | Aquarium |
| Official trade name | No |
| Rank | 3 - (Other common name) |
| Country | United States (contiguous states) |
| Locality | |
| Ref. | Mills, D. and G. Vevers, 1989 |
| Life stage | juveniles and adults |
| Sex | females and males |
| Core | morphology |
| 1st modifier | habitat/ecology |
| 2nd modifier | |
| Remarks | Aquarium trade name; 'barb', from Latin 'barba', i.e., beard, via Old French 'barbe'; refers to the sensitive whisker-like projections round the mouth (Ref. 11979). |