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Scientific Name | Desmopuntius hexazona (Weber & de Beaufort, 1912) |
Common Names | Six Banded Barb Fembandsbarb, Five Banded Barb |
Type Locality | Tuluk and Gunung Sahilan, Sumatra, Indonesia. |
Species Information | |
Size | 55mm or 2.2" SL. Find near, nearer or same sized spp. |
Sexing | Typically, males have brighter colour, in particular a brighter red colouration. |
Habitat Information | |
Distribution | Asia: Peninsular Malaysia, Indonesia (Sumatra) and Borneo. Found in the Mekong basin. Pacific, Malaysia Waters (click on these areas to find other species found there) Pacific, Greater Sunda Island Rivers, Borneo Waters (click on these areas to find other species found there) Pacific, Greater Sunda Island Rivers, Sumatra Waters (click on these areas to find other species found there) Singapore waters (click on these areas to find other species found there) Mekong (click on these areas to find other species found there) Log in to view data on a map. |
IUCN Red List Category | Least Concern, range map and more is available on the IUCN species page. Last assessed 2019. |
Husbandry Information | |
Breeding Reports | There is no breeding report. |
Further Information | |
Reference | Durch Zentral-Sumatra. Von Alfred Maass... Berlin. v. 2, pp 527 [6], Pl. 11 (fig. 2). |
Registered Keepers | There is but a single registered keeper, view all "my fish" data. |
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Spotters | Spotted this species somewhere? Click the binoculars! There are 2 records of this fish being seen, view them all. |
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Last Update | 2020 Oct 27 12:42 (species record created: 2012 May 11 21:13) |