Common barb

The Common barb lives in the benthopelagic, freshwater environment.

common barb (pole) that can be directed (thrown) in two (double) directions. How They Work An electromagnet moves a valve piston to direct air flow through the valve. A spring causes the piston to block the N.C. More

The spotted barb or common barb, Puntius binotatus, is a tropical freshwater fish belonging to the Cyprininae sub-family of the (Cyprinidae) family. It originates in Asia, in Myanmar and the Mekong of Thailand through Indonesia. More

The most common barb kept in aquariums are the cherry barb (pink/red in colour) and the tiger barb (silver body with thick, black stripes and red fin on it's belly) . More

DESCRIPTION: Although this fishis the most common Barb found in theaquarium hobby, there is still a great deal ofconfusion surrounding the various subspeciesor species (depending on whose opinion isbeing expressed, that exist. According tosome, the fish regarded here as B. tetrazonashould, in fact, be a subspecies, B. More

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Puntius banksi, a common barb is spotted. Exploring in the jungle. A species of fern (left) and ariod (right) growing on a rock. The background is the water reservoir for the nearby village. More

Common names

Bangas in Malay (bahasa Melayu)
Bilak in Javanese (basa Jawa)
Bunter in Malay (bahasa Melayu)
Common barb in English
Fleckenbarbe in German (Deutsch)
Klemar in Javanese (basa Jawa)
Kulprich in Khmer (ភាសាខ្មែរ)
Nga-nyanma in Burmese (ဗမာစာ)
Pait in Tagalog
Paritäpläbarbi in Finnish (suomen kieli)
Parmička skvrnitá in Czech (česky)
Parmička zlatolesklá in Czech (česky)
Putih in Malay (bahasa Melayu)
Pyatnistyi puntius in Russian (русский язык)
Spotted barb in English
Tebal sisek in Malay (bahasa Melayu)
Wader bintik-dua in Indonesian (Bahasa Indonesia)
Wader cakul in Javanese (basa Jawa)
双标魮 in Mandarin Chinese
双点无须魮 in Mandarin Chinese
雙標魮 in Mandarin Chinese
雙點無鬚魮 in Mandarin Chinese

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Order : Cypriniformes
Family : Cyprinidae
Genus : Puntius
Species : Puntius banksi
Authority : Herre, 1940