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Cyprinidae (Minnows or carps) > Smiliogastrinae
Etymology: Desmopuntius: From the the Greek word 'desmotes' meaning prisoner and Puntius, in reference to the barred pattern often associated with prisoners.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
বাস্তুসংস্থান
; স্বাদু পানি সমুদতলে ভাসমান বেনথোপেলাজিক ; pH range: 6.0 - 6.5; dH range: ? - 12. Tropical; 23°C - 25°C (Ref. 1672)
Asia: Malay Peninsula to Borneo.
আকৃতি / ওজন / Age
Maturity: Lm ? range ? - ? cm
Max length : 12.0 cm TL পুরুষ/ লিঙ্গ অনিধর্ারিত ; (Ref. 7050)
Fish at least 30 mm SL with 5-6 stripes on body. Caudal peduncle with stripes +1 and -1 on scale rows +2 and -2, respectively and do not touch the dorsal and ventral midlines except in some small specimens taken from the Malay Peninsula (Ref. 37849).
Inhabits small forest streams, ditches and rivers. Usually found near the bottom in shallow waters. Feeds on zooplankton and insect larvae along with some plant material (Ref. 12693);
also worms and crustaceans (Ref. 7020).
Life cycle and mating behavior
পরিপক্কতা | প্রজনন | ডিম ছাড়া | ডিমসমূহ | ডিম্বধারন ক্ষমতা | শুককীট
The fish prefer shallow water (20 cm.) for spawning.
Kottelat, M., 2013. The fishes of the inland waters of Southeast Asia: a catalogue and core bibliography of the fishes known to occur in freshwaters, mangroves and estuaries. The Raffles Bulletin of Zoology 2013 (Suppl. 27):1-663. (Ref. 94476)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2024-2)
Threat to humans
Harmless
Human uses
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