Beardless barb
Cyclocheilichthys apogon
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A barb without barbels, widespread in Southeast Asia, from slow or still waters, that moves into flooded areas in the wet season. It picks small crustaceans and insects from plants, leaves and roots. It is fished for food and also appears in the aquarium trade.
- Scientific name
- Cyclocheilichthys apogon
- Family
- Cyprinidae
Fact sheet
General
- Water
- Freshwater
- Group
- Fish
Taxonomy
- Family
- Cyprinidae
- Order
- Cypriniformes
- Synonyms
- Anematichthys apogon, Barbus apogon, Cyclocheilichthys rubripinnis, Rohteichthys macrolepis, Systomus apogon, Systomus apogonoides, Systomus macularius
Origin
- Native region
- Ásia
Water
- Temperature
- 20–27 °C
- pH
- 5.5–8
- General hardness (GH)
- 1–20 °dGH
Size and lifespan
- Adult size
- 18 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
- Least concern (LC)
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