Spanner barb

Spanner barb

Taxobox
name = Spanner barb


status = secure
regnum = Animalia
phylum = Chordata
classis = Actinopterygii
ordo = Cypriniformes
familia = Cyprinidae
genus = "Puntius"
species = "P. lateristriga"
binomial = "Puntius lateristriga"
binomial_authority = (Valenciennes, 1842)

The spanner barb ("Puntius lateristriga"), or t-barb is a tropical freshwater fish belonging to the Cyprininae sub-family of the Cyprinidae family. It originates in inland waters in Asia, and is found from the Malay Peninsula to Borneo. It was originally described as "Barbus lateristriga" by Achille Valenciennes in 1842, and has also been referred to in scientific literature as "Barbodes lateristriga", or "Systomus lateristriga".

The fish will grow in length up to 7 inches (18 centimeters).

It usually inhabits clear mountain streams strewn with rocks and boulders, and is frequently found below waterfalls. They live in a tropical climate in water with a 6.0 - 6.5 pH, a water hardness of 10 dGH, and a temperature range of 77 - 83 °F (25 - 28 °C). It feeds on worms, benthic crustaceans, insects, and plant matter.

The spanner barb is of commercial importance in the aquarium trade industry.

The spanner barb is an open water, substrate egg-scatterer, and adults do not guard the eggs.

ee also

*List of freshwater aquarium fish species

References

* FishBase species alt
ID = 10809
taxon = Puntius lateristriga
year = 2006
month = February


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