Sucker barb
📖 Overview
Found mainly in medium to large-sized rivers . Found in large rivers during the dry season and in floodplain streams and canals during the wet season. Does not persist in impoundments . Feeds on algae , phytoplankton , fish and crustaceans .
🔬 Taxonomy
🐟 Physical Description
Enlarged suborbital bones occupying most of cheek; each caudal lobe with a dark stripe; longitudinal stripe across dorsal .: fusiform / normal.
🌀 Behaviour
Behavioural data for Sucker barb is currently being reviewed.
🦐 Diet
Diet information for Sucker barb is currently being compiled.
🥚 Reproduction
Reproduction data for Sucker barb is currently being compiled.
🌍 Habitat & Distribution
Freshwater; benthopelagic. Tropical; 23°C - 26°C
🌿 Ecology
algae (Ref
📐 Morphometrics
🌡️ Water Parameters & Tolerance
🛡️ Conservation Assessment
📊 Population Risk & Fisheries
🌐 Names & Taxonomy
| Language | Common Names |
|---|---|
| 🇬🇧English | Sucker Barb |
| 🌍CES | parmička malajská |
| 🌍IND | Kungkum · Santran · Wader |
| 🇯🇵Japanese | ヒメモロコ |
| 🌍LAO | Pa Va Hang Dam |
| 🌍MON | Phkarkor |
| 🌍MSA | Batu Hulu · Bentulu |
| 🇷🇺Russian | Обыкновенный барбихт |
| 🌍THA | ปลาหางบ่วง · Pla Hang Buang · Pla Hua Liem |
| 🌍VIE | Cá Ba Luoi |
Scientific Synonyms
| Scientific Name | Author | Year | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Barbichthys laevis nitidus | Sauvage | 1878 | Synonym |
| Barbichthys laevis sumatranus | Volz | 1904 | Synonym |
| Barbichthys nitidus | Sauvage | 1878 | Synonym |
| Barbus brachynemus | Bleeker | 1849 | Synonym |
| Barbus gobioides | Bleeker | 1852 | Synonym |
| Barbus laevis | Valenciennes | 1842 | Synonym |
| Barbus taeniopterus | Bleeker | 1857 | Synonym |
🔍 Similar Species
🗺️ Global Occurrence Map
Occurrence records from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF) - 21 records indexed .
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