Melon barb
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| Melon barb | ||||||||||||||
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Secure
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| Puntius fasciatus (Jerdon, 1849) |
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Cirrhinus fasciatus Jerdon, 1849 |
The melon barb (Puntius fasciatus) is a tropical freshwater fish belonging to the spotted barb (Puntius) genus of the Cyprininae sub-family of the Cyprinidae family. It originates in inland waters in Asia, and is found in peninsular India.
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[edit] Physical description
The fish will grow in length up to 6 inches (15 centimeters).
[edit] Habitat
It natively inhabits flowing rivers. They live in a tropical climate in water with a 6.0 - 6.5 pH, a water hardness of 5 dGH, and a temperature range of 72 - 79 °F (22 - 26 °C).
[edit] Importance to humans
The melon barb is of commercial importance in the aquarium trade.
[edit] Other notes
The melon barb is an open water, substrate egg-scatterer, and adults do not guard the eggs.
[edit] Name origins
The melon barb was originally described as Cirrhinus fasciatus by Thomas C. Jerdon in 1849, and has also been referred to in scientific literature as Barbus fasciatus.
[edit] See also
[edit] References
- "Puntius fasciatus". FishBase. Ed. Ranier Froese and Daniel Pauly. February 2006 version. N.p.: FishBase, 2006.
