Blackspot barb
Dawkinsia filamentosa
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The filament barb is endemic to the Western Ghats of southern India and is most common on coastal floodplains, in rivers, estuaries, marshes and reservoirs, in fresh or brackish water. It has a dark blotch near the tail.
- Scientific name
- Dawkinsia filamentosa
- Family
- Cyprinidae
Fact sheet
General
- Water
- Freshwater
- Group
- Fish
Taxonomy
- Family
- Cyprinidae
- Order
- Cypriniformes
- Synonyms
- Puntius filamentosus, Puntius lepidus, Puntius mahecola, Puntius melanampyx singhala, Puntius singhala, Systomus assimilis, Systomus assiniglis, Systomus filamentosus, Systomus maderaspatensis, Systomus madraspatensis, Barbus filamentosa, Barbus filamentosus, Barbus mahecola, Barbus singhala, Leuciscus filamentosus
Origin
- Native region
- Ásia
Water
- Temperature
- 20–25 °C
- pH
- 6–7
- General hardness (GH)
- 2–15 °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
- Diet
- Omnivore
Care
- Care difficulty
- Moderate
Reproduction
- Breeding strategy
- Egg scatterer
Conservation and trade
- IUCN status
- Least concern (LC)
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