Onespot barb
Puntius terio
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A barb from Pakistan, northern India and Bangladesh, from rivers, canals, ponds and flooded fields with silty bottoms. The male is yellowish and turns orange when breeding.
- Scientific name
- Puntius terio
- Family
- Cyprinidae
Fact sheet
General
- Water
- Freshwater
- Group
- Fish
Taxonomy
- Family
- Cyprinidae
- Order
- Cypriniformes
- Synonyms
- Barbus terio, Cyprinus puntio, Cyprinus terio, Puntius muzaffarpurensis, Systomus gibbosus, Systomus puntio, Systomus terio
Origin
- Native region
- Ásia
Water
- Temperature
- 18–26 °C
- pH
- 6.5–7.5
- General hardness (GH)
- 2–12 °dGH
Size and lifespan
- Adult size
- 9 cm
- Minimum tank (volume)
- 72 L
- Minimum tank (length)
- 80 cm
Behavior
- Temperament
- Peaceful
- Social life
- School
- Minimum group
- 8
- Swimming level
- Middle
Care
- Care difficulty
- Easy
Conservation and trade
- IUCN status
- Least concern (LC)
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