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Scientific Name	**Puntius chola** (Hamilton, 1822)
Common Name	Swamp Barb
Type Locality	Brahmaputra River, at Gualpara [Goalpara], Assam, India.
Synonym(s)	Barbus chola, Barbus tetrarupagus, Barbus titius, Barbus unimaculatus, Capoeta chola, Cyprinus chola, Cyprinus titius, Puntius tetrarupagus, Puntius titius, Puntius titus, Systomus tetrarupagus, Systomus unimaculatus
Species Information
Size	150mm or 5.9" SL. Find near, nearer or same sized spp.
Habitat Information
Distribution	Asia: Pakistan, India, Nepal, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka and Myanmar. Reported from Bhutan. Indian waters (click on these areas to find other species found there) Sri Lanka Waters (click on these areas to find other species found there) Myanmar Waters (click on these areas to find other species found there) Pakistan Waters (click on these areas to find other species found there) Bangladesh Waters (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 2010.
Husbandry Information
Breeding Reports	There is no breeding report.
Further Information
Reference	An account of the fishes found in the river Ganges, pp 312, 389.
Registered Keepers	There is no registered keeper.
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Last Update	2025 Jan 01 12:55 (species record created: 2012 May 13 03:04)