Taiwan Banded Barb
Acrossocheilus paradoxus
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A barb from Taiwan and southeastern China, fished for food and kept as an ornamental fish.
- Scientific name
- Acrossocheilus paradoxus
- Family
- Cyprinidae
Fact sheet
General
- Water
- Freshwater
- Group
- Fish
Taxonomy
- Family
- Cyprinidae
- Order
- Cypriniformes
- Synonyms
- Acrossocheilus formosanus, Acrossocheilus invirgatus, Acrossocheilus labiatus, Barbus matsudai, Barbus paradoxus, Gymnostomus formosanus, Gymnostomus labiatus, Leuciscus labiatus, Lissocholichthys matsudai
Origin
- Native region
- Ásia
Water
- Temperature
- 15–25 °C
- pH
- 6–8
- General hardness (GH)
- 2–12 °dGH
Size and lifespan
- Adult size
- 20 cm
- Minimum tank (volume)
- 365 L
- Minimum tank (length)
- 180 cm
Behavior
- Social life
- School
- Swimming level
- Middle
Care
- Care difficulty
- Moderate
Conservation and trade
- IUCN status
- Not evaluated (NE)
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