Bandula barb
Pethia bandula
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The bandula barb is endemic to a tiny area of Sri Lanka, in a rocky stream running through rice fields. Critically endangered. It reaches about 4 centimetres.
- Scientific name
- Pethia bandula
- Family
- Cyprinidae
Fact sheet
General
- Water
- Freshwater
- Group
- Fish
Taxonomy
- Family
- Cyprinidae
- Order
- Cypriniformes
- Synonyms
- Puntius bandula
Origin
- Native region
- Ásia
Size and lifespan
- Adult size
- 4.1 cm
Behavior
- Swimming level
- Middle
Conservation and trade
- IUCN status
- Critically endangered (CR)
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