Barbus nigrofasciatus, Günther, 1868
Origin:Sri Lanka, in the southwestern parts of the Island. Here the fish can be found in densely planted slow flowing creeks.
Etymology: Nigrofasciatus means with black stripes.
Barbus nigrofasciatus (Guenther, 1868)
The black ruby barb (Puntius nigrofasciatus) or purplehead barb is a tropical fish belonging to the minnow family (Cyprinidae).
Populations of such easily maintained aquarium species as Skiffia francesae, Cynolebias whitei, and Barbus nigrofasciatus may already be extinct in the wild. For such a species, there will be no reimportations if captive stocks are lost! ...
SYN: Barbus nigrofasciatus
PD: A high-backed, deep bodied fish that lacks barbels. The head is dark crimson red in color and the flanks are marked with three to four, dark transverse bars.
black ruby barb = Barbus nigrofasciatus
clown barb = Barbus everetti
rosy barb = Barbus conchonius
gold barb = Barbus "Shuberti"
cherry barb = Barbus titteya
red minor tetra = Hyphessobrycon callistus ...
Originally this fish was described as Barbus nigrofasciatus by A. Gunther in 1868. In 1991, R. Pethiyagoda moved it to Puntius, though Taki referenced it as P. nigrofasciatus in 1978. The species name nigrofasciatus means "with black stripes." ...
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