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  • Desmopuntius johorensis
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Scientific Name Desmopuntius johorensis    (Duncker, 1904)
Common Name Striped Barb
Type Locality Muar River, Tebing Tinggi, Johore, Malaysia.
Synonym(s) Barbus eugrammus, Barbus fasciatus, Barbus tetrazona johorensis, Puntius eugrammus, Puntius johorensis, Puntius pentazona chiniensis, Systomus johorensis
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Size 120mm or 4.7" SL. Find near, nearer or same sized spp.
Sexing Typically, males have brighter colour, in particular a brighter red colouration.
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Distribution Asia: Malay Peninsula to Borneo.
Pacific, Malaysia Waters, Peninsular Malaysia Waters (click on these areas to find other species found there)

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IUCN Red List Category
Least Concern
, range map and more is available on the IUCN species page. Last assessed 2019.
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Breeding Reports There is no breeding report.
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Reference Mitteilungen aus dem Naturhistorischen (Zoologischen) Museum in Hamburg v. 21, pp 178, Pl. 1 (fig. 3).
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Last Update 2025 Jan 01 12:56 (species record created: 2012 May 11 21:14)