 Summary of puntigrus | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Etymology | Puntigrus: Name combination of Puntius and tigrus, sound like the Latin word 'tigris' for tiger; an allusion to the barred color pattern and the common name tiger barb often used for some species of this genus. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Size | Smallest 27mm, largest 70mm, average 50mm, most commonly 70mm. All SL. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Species | There are 5 "species" in the database | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Keepers | 1 species (20%) are being kept by registered keepers | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Most Kept Species | |
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| 1. | (100%) |
/cypriniformes/cyprinidae/puntigrus/tetrazona/1.jpg "Puntigrus tetrazona")
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/cypriniformes/cyprinidae/puntigrus/partipentazona/1.jpg "Puntigrus partipentazona - Click for species page")
/cypriniformes/cyprinidae/puntigrus/tetrazona/1.jpg "Puntigrus tetrazona - Click for species page")