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The tiger barb is one of over 70 species of barb with commercial importance in the aquarium trade. Of the total ornamental fish species imported into the United States in 1992, only 20 species account for more than 60% of the total number of specimens reported, with tiger barbs falling at tenth on the list, with 2.6 million individuals imported.
Puntigrus partipentazona, [2] the Dwarf Tiger Barb, is a species of cyprinid fish native to Southeast Asia where it is found in the Mekong, Mae Klong, and Chao Phraya basins of Thailand, the Malay Peninsula, and coastal streams of southeast Thailand and Cambodia where it occurs in streams and impoundments with dense weed growth.
The name Puntigrus is derived from the first syllable of the cyprinid genus Puntius and "tigrus" (to allude to the Latin "tigris" meaning "tiger"). [ 1 ] Species
Tiger barb, sumatra barb: Puntigrus tetrazona: 7.5 cm (3.0 in) ... but are cautious and nocturnal by nature and swim near the bottom where they feed around obstacles ...
Desmopuntius hexazona (M. C. W. Weber & de Beaufort, 1912) (Six-banded tiger barb) Desmopuntius johorensis (Duncker, 1904) (Striped barb) Desmopuntius pentazona (Boulenger, 1894) (Fiveband barb) Desmopuntius rhomboocellatus (Koumans, 1940) (Snakeskin barb) Desmopuntius trifasciatus (Kottelat, 1996)
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The six-banded tiger barb (Desmopuntius hexazona) is a Southeast Asian species of cyprinid fish native to blackwater streams, peat swamps and other freshwater habitats with little movement in the Malay Peninsula, Sumatra and Borneo.
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