Melon barb
| Melon barb | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Cypriniformes |
| Family: | Cyprinidae |
| Genus: | Haludaria |
| Species: | H. fasciata |
| Binomial name | |
| Haludaria fasciata (Jerdon, 1849) | |
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The melon barb (Haludaria fasciata) is a tropical freshwater cyprinid fish. It originates in inland waters in Asia, and is found in peninsular India. 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). This species can also be found in the aquarium trade.[2]
The melon barb is an open water, substrate egg-scatterer, and adults do not guard the eggs. It grows to a length of 6 centimetres (2.4 in).[1]
See also
References
- 1 2 Abraham, R. 2011. Puntius fasciatus. In: IUCN 2012. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2012.2. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 3 May 2013.
- ↑ Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2013). "Haludaria fasciata" in FishBase. October 2013 version.
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