Bigspot barb
Barbodes dunckeri
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A barb from the Malay Peninsula, from clear streams and acidic swamps.
- Scientific name
- Barbodes dunckeri
- Family
- Cyprinidae
Fact sheet
General
- Water
- Freshwater
- Group
- Fish
Taxonomy
- Family
- Cyprinidae
- Order
- Cypriniformes
- Synonyms
- Barbus dunckeri, Puntius dunckeri
Origin
- Native region
- Ásia
Water
- Temperature
- 18–28 °C
- pH
- 6–7.5
- General hardness (GH)
- 2–12 °dGH
Size and lifespan
- Adult size
- 12 cm
- Minimum tank (volume)
- 243 L
- Minimum tank (length)
- 120 cm
Behavior
- Social life
- School
- Swimming level
- Middle
Care
- Care difficulty
- Moderate
Conservation and trade
- IUCN status
- Endangered (EN)
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