Asoka barb
Systomus asoka
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A barb endemic to Sri Lanka. Critically endangered. It reaches 17 centimetres.
- Scientific name
- Systomus asoka
- Family
- Cyprinidae
Fact sheet
General
- Water
- Freshwater
- Group
- Fish
Taxonomy
- Family
- Cyprinidae
- Order
- Cypriniformes
- Synonyms
- Barbichthys asokae, Barbus asoka, Puntius asoka
Origin
- Native region
- Ásia
Water
- Temperature
- 25–30 °C
- pH
- 6.5–7.5
- General hardness (GH)
- 1–18 °dGH
Size and lifespan
- Adult size
- 17 cm
Behavior
- Swimming level
- Middle
Conservation and trade
- IUCN status
- Critically endangered (CR)
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