Arulius barb
Dawkinsia arulius
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A barb from the Kaveri River basin in southeastern India, from large streams, rivers and lakes. Peaceful and schooling, it scatters its eggs with no parental care. It is endangered.
- Scientific name
- Dawkinsia arulius
- Family
- Cyprinidae
Fact sheet
General
- Water
- Freshwater
- Group
- Fish
Taxonomy
- Family
- Cyprinidae
- Order
- Cypriniformes
- Synonyms
- Barbus arulius, Puntius arulius, Puntius arulius arulius, Puntius arulius tambraparniei, Systomus arulius, Systomus rubrotinctus
Origin
- Native region
- Ásia
Water
- Temperature
- 19–25 °C
- pH
- 6–7.5
- General hardness (GH)
- 2–10 °dGH
Size and lifespan
- Adult size
- 10 cm
- Minimum tank (volume)
- 243 L
- Minimum tank (length)
- 120 cm
Behavior
- Social life
- School
- Swimming level
- Middle
Care
- Care difficulty
- Moderate
Reproduction
- Breeding strategy
- Egg scatterer
Conservation and trade
- IUCN status
- Endangered (EN)
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