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Diagnostic Description

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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).
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Recorder
Estelita Emily Capuli
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Life Cycle

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The fish prefer shallow water (20 cm.) for spawning.
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Tom Froese
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Trophic Strategy

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Feeds on worms, crustaceans, insects and plant matter.
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Drina Sta. Iglesia
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Biology

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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).
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Armi G. Torres
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Importance

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fisheries: commercial; aquarium: commercial
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Striped barb

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The striped barb (Desmopuntius johorensis),[1] is a species of cyprinid fish Cyprinidae native to the Malay Peninsula, Borneo, and Sumatra where it is found in the shallows of rivers, streams and ditches. This species can reach a length of 12 centimetres (4.7 in) TL. It is commercially important to local fisheries and can also be found in the aquarium trade.[2]

References

  1. ^ 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. Archived December 2, 2013, at the Wayback Machine The Raffles Bulletin of Zoology, 2013, Supplement No. 27: 1–663.
  2. ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2013). "Desmopuntius johorensis" in FishBase. October 2013 version.
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Striped barb: Brief Summary

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The striped barb (Desmopuntius johorensis), is a species of cyprinid fish Cyprinidae native to the Malay Peninsula, Borneo, and Sumatra where it is found in the shallows of rivers, streams and ditches. This species can reach a length of 12 centimetres (4.7 in) TL. It is commercially important to local fisheries and can also be found in the aquarium trade.

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