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Scientific Name	**Puntigrus tetrazona** (Bleeker, 1855)
Common Names	Tiger Barb Sumatrabarbe (Germany), Tigerbarb (Sweden)
Type Locality	Lahat, Palembang Province, Sumatra, Indonesia.
Synonym(s)	Capoeta tetrazona, Puntius tetrazona, Systomus sumatranus, Systomus sumatrensis, Systomus tetrazona
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	70mm or 2.8" SL. Find near, nearer or same sized spp.
Habitat Information
Distribution	Asia: Sumatra and Borneo. Introduced widely and has been reared in several countries in facilities for breeding aquarium fishes. Pacific, Greater Sunda Island Rivers, Sumatra 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) 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 2020.
pH	6.0 - 8.0
Temperature	20.0-26.0°C or 68-78.8°F (Show species within this range)
Husbandry Information
Breeding Reports	There is no breeding report.
Further Information
Reference	Natuurkundig Tijdschrift voor Nederlandsch Indië v. 9 (no. 2), pp 262.
Registered Keepers	There are 3 registered keepers, view all "my fish" data.
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Last Update	2020 Oct 12 23:06 (species record created: 2012 May 11 21:20)