Asoka barb

The Asoka Barb is a species of ray-finned fish in the Cyprinidae family.

The Asoka barb lives in the benthopelagic, freshwater, pH range: 6.5 - 7.5, dH range: 1 - 18, depth range 1 - 2 m environment.

The Asoka barb is classified as Endangered (EN), considered to be facing a very high risk of extinction in the wild.

The Asoka Barb (Puntius asoka) is a species of ray-finned fish in the Cyprinidae family. It is found only in Sri Lanka. References - * Pethiyagoda, R. 1996. Puntius asoka. More

Common names

Asoka barb in English
Asoka pethiya in Sinhalese (සිංහල)
Asokabarbi in Finnish (suomen kieli)
Parmička asoka in Czech (česky)
Parmička sitavacká in Czech (česky)
阿苏无须魮 in Mandarin Chinese
阿蘇無鬚魮 in Mandarin Chinese

Order : Cypriniformes
Family : Cyprinidae
Genus : Puntius
Species : Puntius asoka
Authority : Kottelat & Pethiyagoda, 1989