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Ember Barb
Haludaria fasciata
The melon barb (Haludaria fasciata) is a common species of cyprinid fish endemic to rivers of the states of Goa, Karnataka, Kerala and Tamil Nadu in the Western Ghats of South India. They live in a tropical climate, and water that they are found in typically has a pH of 6.0—6.5, a hardness of around 5 dGH, and a temperature range of 22–26 °C (72–79 °F). The melon barb can grow to a length of 6 centimetres (2.4 in), and may be found in the aquarium trade.
The melon barb is a substrate egg-scatterer, and adults do not guard the eggs. Males in breeding condition flush red and develop fine nuptial tubercles on their snouts, which are used for bumping and rubbing the females to induce egg release.
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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 613016.