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| Scientific Name | Systomus pleurotaenia (Bleeker, 1863) |
| Common Name | |
| Type Locality | Sri Lanka. |
| Synonym(s) | Barbus pleurotaenia, Puntius pleurotaenia |
| Species Information | |
| Size | 160mm or 6.3" SL. Find near, nearer or same sized spp. |
| Habitat Information | |
| Distribution | Asia: catchments of the Kelani and Nilwala Rivers, Sri Lanka. Reported from Madras, India, but this record has been contested by some authors . Sri Lanka Waters (click on these areas to find other species found there) Login to view the map. |
| IUCN Red List Category | Vulnerable , range map and more is available on the IUCN species page. Last assessed 2019. |
| Husbandry Information | |
| Breeding Reports | There is no breeding report. |
| Further Information | |
| Reference | Verslagen en Mededeelingen der Koninklijke Akademie van Wetenschappen. Afdeling Natuurkunde. v. 15, pp 242. |
| Registered Keepers | There is no registered keeper. |
| Wishlists | Love this species? Click the heart to add it to your wish list. There is no wish to keep this species. |
| Spotters | Spotted this species somewhere? Click the binoculars! There is no record of this fish being seen. |
| Forum BBCode | |
 | Look up S. pleurotaenia on Fishbase |
 | Look up S. pleurotaenia on Encyclopedia of Life |
 | Look up S. pleurotaenia on Global Biodiversity Information Facility |
| LFS label creator ARN ref:6.51.754.5968 | |
| Last Update | 2025 Jan 01 12:56 (species record created: 2014 Oct 12 09:46) |