Common Name: Cherry Barb
Scientific Name: Puntius titteya
Animal Family: cyprinidae
Population: Vulnerable
Description: A fish with a small elongated body. It grows up to 5cm long. Female have a faint green sheen and their flanks and bellies are highlighted with shiny silver.It may have a pinkish tone on the back and upper sides. A horizontal bar extended from the tip of the nose through the eye to the base of the caudal fin. The male has a red color, becoming very dark red (cherry fruit color) when breeding. Female have two pink stripes down their sides, which darken when ready to breed. The female lays between 200 and 300 eggs, which she scatters on plants and substrate. Chicks can be seen after 4 days.
Habitat: Heavily shaded, shallow , and clam water
Food: Small insects,Crustaceans,and detritus.
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