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Pool Barb
Puntius sophore
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.
From the article Pool barb on Wikipedia (CC BY-SA), quoted section by section
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.
Range & habitat
Its native habitat is rivers, streams, and ponds in plains and submontane regions. It is a plentiful shoaling fish.
Wikipedia: “Habitat”
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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geo-referenced records in GBIF, from museums, herbaria and field observers.
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 111350.