Golden belly barb
Hypsibarbus wetmorei
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A barb from mainland Southeast Asia, from the Mae Klong, Mekong, Chao Phraya, Tapi and Pahang basins. It lives in flowing water and moves upstream during high water; it does not persist in reservoirs. It typically reaches 25 centimetres.
- Scientific name
- Hypsibarbus wetmorei
- Family
- Cyprinidae
Fact sheet
General
- Water
- Freshwater
- Group
- Fish
Taxonomy
- Family
- Cyprinidae
- Order
- Cypriniformes
- Synonyms
- Barbus beasleyi, Barbus daruphani, Poropuntius wetmorei, Puntius beasleyi, Puntius daruphani, Puntius daruphani tweediei, Puntius wetmorei
Origin
- Native region
- Ásia
Water
- Temperature
- 20–26 °C
- pH
- 6–8
Size and lifespan
- Adult size
- 25 cm
- Minimum tank (volume)
- 864 L
- Minimum tank (length)
- 240 cm
Behavior
- Social life
- School
- Swimming level
- Middle
Care
- Care difficulty
- Moderate
Conservation and trade
- IUCN status
- Least concern (LC)
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