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Spotted steed

Hemibarbus maculatus

Spotted steed (Hemibarbus maculatus)
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Scientific name
Hemibarbus maculatus
Family
Gobionidae

Fact sheet

General

Water
Freshwater
Group
Fish

Taxonomy

Family
Gobionidae
Order
Cypriniformes
Synonyms
Acanthogobio paltschevskii, Barbus semibarbus, Gobiobarbus labeo maculatus, Hemibarbus joiteni, Hemibarbus labeo maculatus, Hemibarbus longibarbis

Origin

Native region
Ásia, Europa

Water

Temperature
10–24 °C
pH
7
General hardness (GH)
20 °dGH

Size and lifespan

Adult size
40 cm

Behavior

Social life
School
Swimming level
Middle
Diet
Carnivore

Care

Care difficulty
Moderate

Reproduction

Breeding strategy
Egg scatterer

Conservation and trade

IUCN status
Least concern (LC)

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