ðə nˈuː dʒˈɛnəs wʌz ɪstˈæblɪʃt ɪn ɹˌɛkəɡnˈɪʃən ʌvðə fˈækt ðæt sˌʌm lˈɑːɹdʒ ˈeɪʒən "bˈɑːɹbz", fˈɔːɹmɚli ɹˈæðɚɹ ˌɪndɪskɹˈɪmᵻnətli lˈʌmpt ɪn bˈɑːɹbəs tˈɪpɪkəl bˈɑːɹbəlz ænd ɹˈɛlətˌɪvz, bˈɑːɹboʊdz bˈɑːɹblˈaɪk kˈɑːɹps ænd pˈʌntɪəs spˈɑːɾᵻd bˈɑːɹbz, fˈɔːɹm ɐ dɪstˈɪŋkt ˌɛvəlˈuːʃənˌɛɹi lˈɪnɪɪdʒ.
The new genus was established in recognition of the fact that some large Asian "barbs", formerly rather indiscriminately lumped in Barbus (typical barbels and relatives), Barbodes (barb-like carps) and Puntius (spotted barbs), form a distinct evolutionary lineage.