Clown barb

Clown barb
Clown barb
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Cypriniformes
Family: Cyprinidae
Genus: Puntius
Species: P. everetti
Binomial name
Puntius everetti
(Boulenger, 1894)

The clown barb (Puntius everetti), or Everett's 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 in Borneo and Sumatra. It was originally described as Barbus everetti by George Albert Boulenger in 1894, and has also been referred to in scientific literature as Barbodes everetti. The scientific name commemorates British colonial administrator and zoological collector Alfred Hart Everett.

The fish will grow in length up to 6 inches (15 centimeters).

It lives in a tropical climate in water with a 6.0 - 6.5 pH, a water hardness of 10 dGH, and a temperature range of 75 - 86 °F (24 - 30 °C). It feeds on worms, benthic crustaceans, insects, and plant matter.

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

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

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