Wynaad barb
Puntius mahecola
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A barb from the Western Ghats of southern India (mainly Kerala), from slow, shallow river stretches with sand or mud bottoms.
- Scientific name
- Puntius mahecola
- Family
- Cyprinidae
Fact sheet
General
- Water
- Freshwater
- Group
- Fish
Taxonomy
- Family
- Cyprinidae
- Order
- Cypriniformes
- Synonyms
- Barbus melanostigma, Leuciscus mahecola
Origin
- Native region
- Ásia
Water
- Temperature
- 18–24 °C
- pH
- 6–7.5
- General hardness (GH)
- 5–15 °dGH
Size and lifespan
- Adult size
- 7.5 cm
- Minimum tank (volume)
- 81 L
- Minimum tank (length)
- 90 cm
Behavior
- Temperament
- Peaceful
- Social life
- School
- Minimum group
- 8
- Swimming level
- Middle
Care
- Care difficulty
- Easy
Conservation and trade
- IUCN status
- Data deficient (DD)
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