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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.
Synonym(s)	Barbus hexazona, Barbus pentazona hexazona, Puntius hexazona, Systomus hexazona
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) Login to view the 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).
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Last Update	2025 Jan 01 12:56 (species record created: 2012 May 11 21:13)