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| Scientific Name | Puntigrus anchisporus (Vaillant, 1902) |
| Common Name | |
| Type Locality | Kapuas River, Borneo, Indonesia. |
| Synonym(s) | Barbus anchisporus, Puntius anchisporus, Systomus anchisporus |
| 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. |
| Species Information | |
| Size | 66mm or 2.6" SL. Find near, nearer or same sized spp. |
| Habitat Information | |
| Distribution | Asia: known only from Borneo (Kapuas, Mahakam, Bulungan). Pacific, Greater Sunda Island Rivers, Borneo Waters (click on these areas to find other species found there) Pacific, Greater Sunda Island Rivers, Borneo Waters, East Borneo Waters, Mahakam (click on these areas to find other species found there) Pacific, Greater Sunda Island Rivers, Borneo Waters, Western Borneo Waters, Kapuas (click on these areas to find other species found there) Login to view the map. |
| Husbandry Information | |
| Breeding Reports | There is no breeding report. |
| Further Information | |
| Reference | Notes from the Leyden Museum v. 24 (note 1), pp 96, Fig. 72. |
| Registered Keepers | There is no registered keeper. |
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| Spotters | Spotted this species somewhere? Click the binoculars! There is no record of this fish being seen. |
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| LFS label creator ARN ref:6.51.1101.5980 | |
| Last Update | 2025 Jan 01 12:56 (species record created: 2014 Oct 12 13:32) |