Bandula barb (Puntius bandula)

Scientific name: Puntius bandula Kottelat & Pethiyagoda, 1991

The Bandula barb (Puntius bandula) is a freshwater fish of the family Cyprinidae. Native range: Asia, known only from a small, unnamed stream flowing through Minimaru Coloniya in Pallegama Estate near Galapitamada, Sri Lanka.

Biology

Inhabits small, rocky stream flowing through rice field and rubber plantation. Found under leaves and among emersed vegetation in shallow water (

Source: FishBase, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

Species facts

Scientific name
Puntius bandula
Family
Cyprinidae (Minnows or carps)
Order
Cypriniformes (Carps)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
4.1
Environment
Freshwater; benthopelagic
Climate
Tropical
Distribution
Asia: known only from a small, unnamed stream flowing through Minimaru Coloniya in Pallegama Estate near Galapitamada, Sri Lanka.
Conservation status (IUCN)
Critically Endangered (CR) (B1+2c, C1)
Threat to humans
Harmless
Uses
Aquaculture: likely future use; aquarium: commercial
Resilience
High, minimum population doubling time less than 15 months (Preliminary K or Fecundity.)

Sources

Taxonomy, distribution and biology data: FishBase (Froese, R. and D. Pauly, eds.), licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

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