Melon barb

Melon barb
Conservation status
	; Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Cypriniformes
Family:	Cyprinidae
Genus:	Haludaria
Species:	H. fasciata
Binomial name
	Haludaria fasciata; (Jerdon, 1849)
Synonyms
	Barbus fasciatus (Jerdon, 1849); Cirrhinus fasciatus Jerdon, 1849; Dravidia fasciata (Jerdon, 1849); Puntius fasciatus (Jerdon, 1849);

The melon barb (Haludaria fasciata) is a tropical freshwater cyprinid fish. It originates in inland waters in Asia, and is found in peninsular India. It natively inhabits flowing rivers. They live in a tropical climate in water with a 6.0 - 6.5 pH, a water hardness of 5 dGH, and a temperature range of 72 - 79 °F (22 - 26 °C). This species can also be found in the aquarium trade.^[2]

The melon barb is an open water, substrate egg-scatterer, and adults do not guard the eggs. It grows to a length of 6 centimetres (2.4 in).^[1]

References

^ ^a ^b Abraham, R. 2011. Puntius fasciatus. In: IUCN 2012. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2012.2. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 3 May 2013.
^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2013). "Haludaria fasciata" in FishBase. October 2013 version.

[IUCN-1] Abraham, R. 2011. Puntius fasciatus. In: IUCN 2012. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2012.2. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 3 May 2013.

[2] Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2013). "Haludaria fasciata" in FishBase. October 2013 version.

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