Lined barb
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Genus: | Striuntius Kottelat, 2013
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Species: | S. lineatus
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Striuntius lineatus (Duncker, 1904)
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Striuntius lineatus[1] is a species of cyprinid fish native to Malaysia and Indonesia where it can be found in swamps, standing waters with submerged grasses and blackwater rivers. This species can reach a length of 5.3 centimetres (2.1 in). It can also be found in the aquarium trade.[2]
Etymology
The genus name Striuntius is a combination of parts of the Latin "striatus", meaning "striated" and the genus name Puntius.[1] The specific epithet lineatus is Latin for "lined" referring to the color pattern of this fish.
References
- ^ a b Kottelat, M. (2013): The Fishes of the Inland Waters of Southeast Asia: A Catalogue and Core Bibliography of the Fishes Known to Occur in Freshwaters, Mangroves and Estuaries. The Raffles Bulletin of Zoology, 2013, Supplement No. 27: 1–663.
- ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Puntius lineatus". FishBase. October 2013 version.