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The tiger barb or Sumatra barb (Puntigrus tetrazona), [2] is a species of tropical cyprinid fish. The natural geographic range reportedly extends throughout the Malay Peninsula , Sumatra and Borneo in Indonesia , with unsubstantiated sightings reported in Cambodia . [ 3 ]
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.
This category contains articles about the taxa in the Barbus, Barbonymus and Puntius genera of freshwater fish known as Barbs. Subcategories This category has the following 2 subcategories, out of 2 total.
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.
[citation needed] Some of the most popular cyprinids among aquarists, other than goldfish and koi, include the cherry barb, Harlequin rasbora, pearl danios, rainbow sharks, tiger barbs, and the White Cloud Mountain minnow. One particular species of these small and undemanding danionines is the zebrafish (Danio rerio).
The most distinctive sign is the two barbs under the lower jaw. Found on sandy bottoms of lagoons and around reefs. Sometimes swims in large schools. Benthivorous 40 cm. Often confused with Yellowfin goatfish (Rouget queue jaune) Melon butterflyfish (Pavillon rond) Yellow to pale orange with lateral purplish blue stripes.
They eat the coarse Marram grass and even seaweed! Their presence on this inhospitable island has drawn some criticism but they have survived 250 years without human interference and against all odds.
Their common names – barbs and barbels – refer to the fact that most members of the genera have a pair of barbels on their mouths, which they can use to search for food at the bottom of the water. Barbels are often fished for food; in some locations they are of commercial significance. The roe of barbels is poisonous, however.