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4.2.2 Barbus conchonius
Family: Cyprinidae Genus: Barbus English name: Rosy Barb Origin: North India, Size: Maximum 14 cm in the wild: the fishes are sexually mature when they reach 6 cm Habitat: Found in still and running waters, where it is common. Shape, coloring and marking: The body is fairly deep and somewhat laterally compressed. The coloring shows up best under bright lighting. The back is a beautiful shiny olive green: the rest of the body, including the belly, is mainly silvery, shiny and tinged with a soft red. During the mating season this red color predominates. There is a round deep black mark edged with gold on the flanks below the last dorsal fin rays. The fins are a soft red and transparent: the dorsal and anal fins have a dark pigmentation on their tips. Females are fuller in the body and have almost colorless fins. Males are more slender and have more coloring on the fins. |
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