Biology:Pool barb
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Cypriniformes |
| Family: | Cyprinidae |
| Subfamily: | Barbinae |
| Genus: | Puntius |
| Species: | P. sophore
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| Puntius sophore (F. Hamilton, 1822)
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The pool barb, spotfin swamp barb, or stigma barb (Puntius sophore) is a tropical freshwater and brackish fish belonging to the Puntius genus in the family Cyprinidae. It is native to inland waters in Asia and is found in India , Nepal, Bangladesh, Myanmar, Bhutan, Afghanistan, Pakistan and Yunnan, China .
Description
It reaches an adult size of 18 cm. (7 in) and a weight of 70 grams (2.5 ounces). The first maturity of female occurs at 4.7 cm. At the population level, size at 50% maturity (LM50) is 8.6-9.0 cm.[2]
Habitat
Its native habitat is rivers, streams, and ponds in plains and submontane regions. It is a plentiful shoaling fish.
Breeding
Pool barbs naturally breed within a temperature range 20–30 °C and >50 mm rainfall. The threshold gonadosomatic index (GSI) for breeding is 10.5 units in females. Females also need to attain a body fitness (Fulton's condition factor) of at least 1.6-1.7 units for successful spawning decision.[2]
Synonyms
This fish was originally named Cyprinus sophore by Francis Buchanan-Hamilton in 1822, and is also referred to as Systomus sophore, and Barbus sophore.
See also
- List of freshwater aquarium fish species
References
- ↑ Dahanukar, N. (2010). "Puntius sophore". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2010: e.T166623A6249514. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2010-4.RLTS.T166623A6249514.en. https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/166623/6249514. Retrieved 12 November 2021.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Sarkar, Uttam Kumar; Roy, Koushik; Naskar, Malay; Srivastava, Pankaj Kumar; Bose, Arun Kumar; Verma, Vinod Kumar; Gupta, Sandipan; Nandy, Saurav Kumar et al. (2019). "Minnows may be more reproductively resilient to climatic variability than anticipated: Synthesis from a reproductive vulnerability assessment of Gangetic pool barbs (Puntius sophore)". Ecological Indicators 105: 727–736. doi:10.1016/j.ecolind.2019.03.037.
- Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2006). "Puntius sophore" in FishBase. February 2006 version.
Wikidata ☰ Q426051 entry
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